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Mounjaro Uk price shockingly increases by a 170%
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Mounjaro Uk price shockingly increases by a 170%
The UK Mounjaro users have been thrown into absolutely confusion by the new price of their weight loss medication.
The Company responsible for assisting over weight residents and citizens of the united kingdom, seems to have broken more hearts than a million, after their price was increased by 170% to suit the economic requirements of production and the expectation from Trump.
The recent increase in price came as a shock, after the users didn’t so much as expect anything of that nature. The heath care system also reacted to it, being that they are now reliant on it, to watch their client’s weight, keeping it in a healthy level.
Now not only the clients, but NHS, is also going to be affected by the sudden increase in price. The weight lose jab has played a significant role in ability to burn fat, Lowering weight of its users, which then makes it easier to manage type 2 diabetes.
The whopping 170% Increase is going to make a big gap in pockets. Many are speculating that the company has finally bowed to political pressure to increase its prices, after President Trump’s speech on pharmaceutical products being expensive to produce, going from materials ,to process.
The CEO of the Eli and Lilly company however, was on BBC last week, to confirm the chnage in price, and even revealed that they are on talks to have the pharmacies, the legal sales reps, have an £80 reduction in sales, for their buyers.
The also revealed that they will try to persuade them, the pharmacies to stick to the price, but can’t control what the outcome would be when these pharmacies are selling to their clients. It all depends on the decision these pharmacies make.
Mounjaro efficiency comes from it mimicking of two natural hormones in the body, GLP-1 and GIP, which regulate blood sugar and appetite. This dual-action approach not only improves glycemic control but also promotes significant weight loss, making it a valuable treatment option for type 2 diabetes patients.
It wasn’t such an easy purchase at first, but that has also been made worse by sudden increase in price, which has left the lawmakers, NHS, and it direct users, shocked. The price increase control is said to only be applied to those buying legally from the approved legal sources, and that doesn’t include the black market purchases.
The difference between those buying from the legal and the illegal means, is the fact that doctors who prescribe it to patients, combine it with compulsory exercise and diet, and these client are sure of the real thing being sold to them.
In the case of those buying illegally, some investigations have confirmed that while the container says mounjaro, the content has always shown a total difference, meaning that people are beginning to fill the containers with other substances, and selling them off as mounjaro, without the buyers’ knowledge.
Other than the political factor fingered as the reason for the price increase, some other realistic ones still exist.
These reasons range from:
High Demand
The demand after the jab became so famous, may have caused an overwhelming tension in the production process, because the advertisement for it, was so successful, that the usual production duration was now considered long, so the need to expedite it, was going to cost more, abd that brought about the reason for an increase in price.
Research and Development Expenses
The users of mounjaro (tirzepatide), are encouraged to report their side effects to their physician, so they can help the manufacturer company research alternatives means ans ingredients, to improve the weight loss jab. This is then added to the product cost, to enable the company break even.
Monotony
The fact that mounjaro hasn’t been faced with fierce competition, due to the fact that it’s relatively new. While others are trying to recreate it, they are dominating the market for now, and that means that they hold the power to increase prices, like they have done.
They have so many people relying on daily, that they basically have them addicted to it, and are willing to do whatever it takes to have it .
The big guys in pharmaceutical, also have a big influence on whatever is being done in the industry. These big boys who can hardly be mentioned, are responsible for the world shift, specifically in the pharmaceutical side of things.
They apply pressure, and have the companies do their biddings, which is something the companies can never mention, especially if they intend staying relevant in the industry they are.
They often say that the pharmaceutical big boys are almost as big as the world power, because they decide who is revealing too much, who is curing too much, and who is not manipulative enough in the industry.
These leaves the users with a bunch of consequences like:
Out of Reach
The medication will become out of reach for its users, who have to prioritise their wants and needs, choosing to go groceries, rather than add a certain amount of money, to get to the new price of Mounjaro.
The food price hike, standard of living price hike, and other demands, will force these guys to sort for alternative means to mounjaro.
The company increase the price, the middle man increase the price too, and the end users make their decision to forgo it.
If NHS sess the need to cut down on how much is given to their clients, because they want it to get to more clients, in smaller bits, then they would do that.
People will atleat not easily have enough of the medication to abuse it, this will then increase the attention the black market version gets, exposing many more people to the dangers of the black market purchase.
People who have un the past, bought black market medication, have had medical emergencies, that have led them to A&E, in the past.
Solution
I don’t know the strength of the NHS in the purchase of the medication, they could negotiate something with the company, and probably get a manageable price for their clients.
This ideas therefore covers only those buying from the NHS, they are protected in terms of the quality and the price. I reckoned think will determine more people from the blsck market. The ones sold online, by people who can not be accounted for.
The company is already in talks to set a UK price, to prevent the UK clients from abruptly ending their treatment, especially for those who are already using the medication.
After the talks with the pharmacies to reduce the Uk price of the Mounjaro by £80, it is then in the power of the Regulatory bodies, like the Uk’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), to take up the responsibility to ensure that the agreed price by the company, is adhered to by the pharmacies.
The CEO revealed that she is not responsible for the pharmacies and their decision after the talks with them. That leaves a space for the authorities to carry on with the enforcement for the price, unless they charge the pharmacies more than they want them to sell to end users.
Conclusion
The 170% price increase of Mounjaro in the UK has significant implications for NHS, snd the end users, because as a significant medication in the weight loss and type 2 diabetes management program.
While the reasons behind the price surge wasn’t exactly clear, with some saykng it was more political than business, it is essential that some combined reasons,from a business stand point, were the cause for it.
However, they should have some consideration for the patients, the end users, when it comes to accessibility and affordability, to ensurethat mounjaro remains a viable treatment option for those who need it in the United Kingdom.
