Nurse dies after taking new NHS weight loss jab in first confirmed fatality linked to obesity drugs
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Nurse who tried Mounjaro becomes first confirmed UK death linked to NHS weight loss jabs
Weight loss injections can be purchased from any registered pharmacy in the UK but buyers are required to enter information about their health. High demand means the health service has announced a phased rollout of Mounjaro after it was approved for ...
Nurse’s death linked to approved weight-loss drug
The death of a nurse from North Lanarkshire has been linked to the use of a weight-loss drug recently approved for use on the NHS. Susan McGowan, 58, took two low-dose injections of tirzepatide, known under the brand name Mounjaro, over the course of about two weeks before her death on 4 September.
'My aunt used a weight loss jab and died'
It was only in August when 58-year-old nurse Susan McGowan took two low-dose injections of the NHS-approved weight loss drug Tirzepatide. However, just 2 weeks into administering them, Susan tragically passed away,
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Tirzepatide, known under the brand name Mounjaro is prescribed for type 2 diabetes, but has been shown in clinical trials to be effective for weight loss. It has been recommended as a weight loss drug for adults, with proposals for the phased launch of it on the NHS being set out by NICE.
First death connected to weight loss jabs approved by NHS as nurse dies after two doses
Tragedy struck as Susan McGowan, a 58 year old NHS bed manager, died after taking two doses of the weight loss drug Mounjaro, which has been hailed as the "King Kong" of slimming injections. Despite being prescribed to over 250,
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