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Mounjaro is currently available to purchase as a private prescription in the UK for weight loss.
The drug in Mounjaro is called ‘tirzepatide’. It makes you feel less hungry by mimicking two hunger-related hormones in your body: GLP-1 and GIP.
Many providers and online pharmacies currently sell Mounjaro. Some sell the medication alone, while others pair it with a habit-change programme to further enhance the weight-loss results.
For example, Second Nature sells Mounjaro as part of its Mounjaro weight-loss programme.
Our programme combines the Mounjaro medication alongside daily coaching from our team of registered nutritionists to help people change their habits alongside taking the medication.
Our general opinion is that there’s no point taking Mounjaro unless you also change your habits alongside it.
Where can I get a private prescription of Mounjaro in the UK?
You can buy a private prescription of Mounjaro in the UK from providers like Second Nature and also other online pharmacies.
There are strict eligibility criteria in-order to be approved for a Mounjaro prescription, and you’ll typically have to complete an online health questionnaire to establish whether you’re eligible or not. Second Nature’s health quiz can be found here.
How much does a private UK Mounjaro prescription cost?
From Second Nature, a private prescription of Mounjaro starts from £229 per month for the lower doses of Mounjaro (2.5mg and 5mg). If you decide to move up to the higher doses of Mounjaro, the price rises to £269 (7.5mg and 10mg), and the highest price is £299 for 12.5mg and 15mg.
If you’re looking to purchase the drug alone without any support alongside it, then there will be various online pharmacies that offer this. We’d strongly recommend against this as to have effective long-term weight-loss results after you eventually come off the medication, you’ll have needed to change some of your lifestyle and nutrition habits, and this typically takes both time and support to successfully achieve.
Is there a waiting list for Mounjaro prescriptions?
Currently there’s no waiting list for a Mounjaro prescription with Second Nature. As far as we are aware, this is also the case for most other providers and online pharmacies in the UK.
Are there any supply constraints for private Mounjaro prescriptions?
In Feb, March, and April of 2024 there was a small supply constraint with the higher doses of Mounjaro (7.5mg and above). However, in practice this didn’t affect many people as the medication was only launched in February in the UK, and it takes 2 months to reach the 7.5mg dose (the first two doses are 2.5mg and 5mg).
As of May 2024, there are no supply constraints for Mounjaro with Second Nature. We believe that other online pharmacies may still have supply constraints for Mounjaro 7.5mg, but this will very much depend on the pharmacy in question.
How should I decide which provider to choose for a private Mounjaro prescription?
Firstly, you should decide whether you want a Mounjaro prescription by itself without any further support, or whether you’re open to changing your habits alongside taking the medication and doing a combination medication and habit-change programme.
As noted above, our opinion is that there’s no point taking Mounjaro unless you also change your habits, so you might guess that our recommendation would be to take Mounjaro alongside a supportive weight-loss programme that helps you change your lifestyle and nutrition habits for the long term.
There are a number of companies that offer this service. Second Nature is one, but you’ll likely also see companies such as Voy, Numan, and MyJuniper.
So if you’ve made the decision to try Mounjaro (assuming you’re eligible), why should you choose Second Nature over other these other providers?
For peace of mind.
Second Nature has worked with the NHS for over 6 years providing weight-loss programmes across the UK. Something that none of these companies have done.
Whilst our Wegovy and Mounjaro weight-loss programmes are private and not currently used by the NHS, we’ve built the programmes with a focus on scientific evidence, patient safety, and data security.
We hope that our 6+ years of working with the NHS and building a track record of effective weight-loss results will give you peace of mind to give us a try.
Should I choose a Mounjaro prescription or a Wegovy prescription?
This is a personal decision for you to make. Both Mounjaro and Wegovy are relatively similar: they both consist of a weekly injection of the medication. With Second Nature, they are also the same price.
Clinical trials have generally shown that Mounjaro has slightly better weight-loss results than Wegovy. The exact reason is still hypothesised, and it will be interested to see whether these clinical trial results hold true over the coming years with more real-world data to evaluate the effectiveness of both medications.
Mounjaro prescriptions in the UK – take home message
Weight-loss injections are designed as additional tools for weight management interventions and shouldn’t be considered lifelong medications.
Instead, they should be used to help you kickstart your weight loss and healthy journey while you commit to living a healthier lifestyle.
Consider the use of antidepressants for people living with depression. They’re not designed to cure the condition. Instead, they’re designed to allow room for therapy to treat the condition’s underlying cause.
Mounjaro and other weight loss injections, like Wegovy, are similar. They can allow you to make lifestyle changes to support long-term weight loss maintenance.
Mounjaro can help silence food-related thoughts and also give you a boost of confidence with more immediate weight-loss results.
This helps to buy you the time and headspace to understand why your body may have struggled to lose weight previously, and to build new long-term healthy habits.
The core focus of our medication programmes is to calm down the feeling of food noise, lower your cravings, and allow you to build healthier habits to keep the weight off for good.
The ultimate goal is to make losing weight feel second nature.
Second Nature’s medication-supported programmes
Second Nature has two medication-supported programmes: a Wegovy weight-loss programme and a Mounjaro weight-loss programme. Ozempic is no longer available in the UK for weight loss.
If you’ve made the decision to purchase a UK prescription of Mounjaro (assuming you’re eligible), we hope that Second Nature will give you peace of mind that we are a provider you can trust for authenticity and proven results.
