GPs unable to prescribe GLP-1s to patients who need to reduce BMI for lifesaving surgery
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                            Exclusive Patients across England are being prevented from receiving life-saving operations – including organ transplants and cancer surgery – because strict NHS rules mean they cannot be prescribed GLP-1 weight-loss medications such as Mounjaro (tirzepatide). GPs around the country have told Pulse they are unable to prescribe GLP-1 medications to patients whose BMI is preventing The post GPs unable to prescribe GLP-1s to patients who need to reduce BMI for lifesaving surgery appeared first on Pulse Today.