Overview

• Asda set the 15mg monthly dose at £298.97 from Friday after old-price stock sold out, Simple Online Pharmacy moves to £299.99 from 1 September, and Boots lists £335 for the top dose.
• Asda cancelled some August orders placed at lower prices once legacy inventory ran out, prompting customer complaints over short-notice changes.
• Eli Lilly said it offered pharmacies a rebate to mitigate the rise, but pharmacy leaders note prices already reflect the discount and that payments are made retrospectively.
• A separate report says a revised supplier deal pegs the highest-dose wholesale price at £247.50 rather than about £330, though retail mark-ups mean consumers still face sizable increases.
• Providers are competing on price and steering some users toward alternatives such as Wegovy, with affordability concerns mounting among an estimated 1.5 million UK weight‑loss drug users.