Mounjaro

Where Can I Buy Mounjaro in the UK?

You can buy Mounjaro (Tirzepatide) online from Mayfair Weight Loss Clinic with next day UK delivery. The price is not yet known, but it will include free consultation by our healthcare professionals. If your consultation is approved, a prescription will be generated and delivered to you by tracked delivery.

How Is Mounjaro Taken?

Mounjaro is a once-weekly injection. Each pack of Mounjaro contains 4 single use pens. Each pen contains one dose of Mounjaro either 2.5mg, 5mg, 7.5mg, 10mg, 12.5mg, or 15mg.

You can use your pen at any time of the day, with or without meals. You should use it on the same day each week if you can.

In order to adjust to the medication, you will start by taking the lowest dose (2.5mg for 4 weeks then working your way up to 15mg. Therefore, if you tolerate each dose of treatment then the dosing schedule will be as follows:

• Weeks 1-4: 2.5mg weekly
• Weeks 5-8: 5.0mg weekly
• Weeks 9-12: 7.5mg weekly
• Weeks 13-16: 10.0mg weekly
• Weeks 17-20: 12.5mg weekly
• Weeks 21 onwards: 15.0mg weekly

How to inject Mounjaro?

Mounjaro is injected under the skin (subcutaneous injection) of your stomach area (abdomen) or upper leg (thigh). It is recommended that you use a different site of injection each week to reduce the chances of injection site infections.

You can watch the video on how to use the Mounjaro pen by clicking here.

You can download and read the patient information leaflets (PIL) for each dose of Mounjaro here: Patient information leaflet

What are the side effects?

Like all medications, Mounjaro/Tirzepatidecan have side effects, although you may not experience them for yourself.

The most common side effects of this medication include:

Feeling sick (nausea)

Diarrhoea

Decrease in appetite

Being sick (vomiting)

Constipation

Indigestion

Stomach (abdominal) pain

However, you will usually find that these side effects ease off as your treatment continues and your body gets used to your new medication.

A full list of side effects and more information can be found on the patient information leaflet. Do ensure that you have read all the information and are fully aware of the potential side effects by clicking here (patient information leaflet)

Who Can Use Mounjaro?

The weekly weight loss jab is suitable for those with a BMI above 30 (or 27 with a weight related co-morbidity). After you complete your online consultation you will be assessed by the prescriber who will take into account factors such as you BMI, your medical history, current medication etc.

Mounjaro will not be suitable and will not be prescribed if you fall into one of the categories below:

• Under 18 years of age
• If you are breastfeeding, pregnant or actively trying to get pregnant.
• Anyone who has severe liver or kidney problems.
• Type 1 diabetics or patients taking diabetic medication which cause hypoglycemia, such as insulin or sulphonylureas (e.g.Gliclazide)
• Have or ever had eating disorders
• Take other weight loss drugs or medication that contain GLP-1 or work in the same way as Mounjaro, e.g.Byetta, Victoza, Ozempic, Saxenda, Trulicity, Ozempic.
• You have severe problems with food digestion or food remaining in your stomach for longer than normal (including severe gastroparesis)
• You have ever had pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas which may cause severe pain in the stomach and back which does not go away)
• You have a problem with your eyes (diabetic retinopathy or macular oedema)

• If you or any of your family have ever had a type of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC).
• If you have Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2).
• If you are allergic to it or any of the ingredients in Mounjaro.