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Mounjaro and Wegovy offered in Boots walk-in High Street service
Summary
Boots has begun a trial offering walk-in, in-store consultations and weight-loss injections including Mounjaro and Wegovy at 17 UK stores, with pharmacists assessing eligibility in a private room.
Content
Boots has launched a trial walk-in service to provide weight-loss injections on the High Street, offering treatments such as Mounjaro and Wegovy. The pilot is operating across 17 stores nationwide and is intended to sit alongside Boots' existing online offer. Customers are offered an in-person consultation with a pharmacist in a private consultation room, where medical history and eligibility are assessed. Until now, these medications have been largely available through online prescriptions and specialist services.
What we know:
- The service is a trial running in 17 Boots stores across the UK, with examples including locations in London, Manchester and Edinburgh.
- Treatments mentioned in the pilot include Mounjaro (Eli Lilly) and Wegovy (Novo Nordisk).
- Customers receive an in-person consultation with a pharmacist in a private room to review health and medical history and determine eligibility.
- Boots has previously offered these medicines through its Boots Online Doctor platform and will accept both bookings and walk-ins at participating stores.
- GPs in England can prescribe Mounjaro on the NHS but only for people meeting strict criteria, including severe obesity with additional health problems.
- Industry estimates reported in the article say more than 1.5 million people in the UK are already taking weight-loss drugs through various prescription routes.
Summary:
The pilot makes prescription weight-loss injections available in person on the High Street through a pharmacist-led consultation, adding an in-store option to Boots' digital service. The trial is limited to 17 stores and any decision on wider rollout is undetermined at this time.
