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Information about weight management services and the availability of weight related drug treatments in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
PATIENT
INFORMATION
Tirzepatide (Mounjaro®️)
Weight Management Medication in Primary Care
Have you heard the media say that you can get Mounjaro prescribed by your GP?
This is misleading as there is a specific criteria that has been set nationally for the safe roll out of this
medication.
Here’s an explanation of how it is being prescribed in Primary Care in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough.
NHS England and NICE have approved the use of Tirzepatide, which you may also know as
Mounjaro®️ or ‘the weight loss drug’, from primary care. You may well hear that Tirzepatide is
available from primary care from 23rd June 2025. However, in the first two years entry criteria have
been set by NHS England to a very small number of people. This is to allow safe entry of this
repurposed medicine into the health system.
Please only contact your GP Practice if you have:
- BMI of 40kg/m2 or above (or 37.5 kg/m2 for people from South Asian, Chinese,
other Asian, Middle Eastern, Black African or African-Caribbean ethnic backgrounds)
AND at least FOUR out of the following five health conditions which have already been
diagnosed by your GP or other health professional: - Established Type 2 diabetes
- Hypertension requiring blood pressure lowering therapy
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- Obstructive sleep apnoea where treatment is indicated i.e. continuous positive
airway pressure (CPAP) - Dyslipidaemia requiring treatment
If you meet the above criteria, the service will not be provided by GP Practices
GP Practices can refer you for assessment to the ‘Healthy You’ service – the provider
which has been commissioned locally to manage this service.
If ‘Healthy You’ decide you can be prescribed Tirzepatide, the ongoing responsibility of
the prescribing and monitoring remains with ‘Healthy You’. More information can be
found on the Healthy You website, links provided below:
https://healthyyou.org.uk/healthy-you-tier-3-weight-management-programmes-summary/
https://healthyyou.org.uk/specialist-weight-loss-injections-tirzepatide-mounjaro-in-cambridgeshire-and-peterborough/
