Mounjaro maker pauses shipments of weight loss drug to UK

Published on August 28, 2025 at 02:37 PM
Mounjaro maker pauses shipments of weight loss drug to UK

US firm Eli Lilly reportedly tells British wholesalers to stop taking orders as demand soars before September price rise

The manufacturer of the weight-loss drug Mounjaro has paused shipments to the UK before a significant price rise for the treatment next month.

The US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is due to increase the UK list price of the drug by up to 170% from September amid a White House push to get drugmakers to raise medicine prices in Europe to allow for price cuts in the US.

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