Overview

• Supplier CheqUp reported a 2,660% one-day increase in Wegovy purchases on Wednesday compared with the prior month’s daily average following news of Mounjaro’s higher UK list price.
• Sales of Wegovy’s lowest dose rose 2,212%, which CheqUp attributed to many people starting treatment for the first time.
• Eli Lilly said Mounjaro’s UK price will rise by 170% from September, with a month’s supply of the highest dose increasing from £122 to £330.
• The NHS is not expected to pay the higher Mounjaro price, maintaining access for eligible patients using the health service.
• Wegovy costs £85 per month at the lowest dose and £160 at the highest in the UK, and CheqUp’s chief executive said the drug is poised to become the most popular weight-loss treatment in the short term.