ok so the seizure letters members have had here have been letters and nothing else, but that is our sample rather than a guarantee
[edited]#uk-ireland 2025-09-17
- sulphur_burp — slightly off topic but scotland ran a different process from england when i looked into it, and a member there reported a shorter wait 22:03
- sulphur_burp — update on the earlier thing the criteria included a bmi threshold plus comorbidities when i read them, and they have been revised since, so check rather than trust me 22:21
- no_appetite_nia — i paid £94 a month at a private clinic in 2024 and the price went up twice while i was with them i have never been asked for id at a pharmacy for this and other… 22:37
when i checked last year my local specialist service was quoting eighteen months to two years, and that was for a first appointment
scotland differs
slightly off topic but scotland ran a different process from england when i looked into it, and a member there reported a shorter wait
gp said they cant prescribe it at all, is that national or a local budget thing
update on the earlier thing the criteria included a bmi threshold plus comorbidities when i read them, and they have been revised since, so check rather than trust me
for the archive i have never been asked for id at a pharmacy for this and other members here have, so it seems to be down to the individual pharmacist
i paid £94 a month at a private clinic in 2024 and the price went up twice while i was with them
i have never been asked for id at a pharmacy for this and other members here have, so it seems to be down to the individual pharmacist
unlicensed in mhra terms means there is no uk marketing authorisation for that product. it is not the same as illegal and it is not the same as approved
update from 15 months ago: my clinic price went up by £120 and the supply steadied in the same month
the private quotes i collected last spring ran from about 130 to about 250 a month depending on dose, and that will have moved since
the pharmacy gap in my area lasted about six weeks when i went through it, and it was member reported as nationwide at the time