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The price of the weight loss injection Mounjaro is set to be discounted in UK chemists when a cost increase takes effect next week. Users of the jabs could save more than £80 on the highest dose, Sky News reports. ‌

Pharmacy bosses said the discount will "mitigate some of the impact" of the increase, though patients should "still anticipate seeing a rise in prices". It was revealed earlier this month that Mounjaro manufacturer Eli Lilly would raise the UK list price of the medication by up to 170% from September 1. ‌

This would have pushed the cost of the strongest dose from £122 to £330 monthly. However, documents viewed by Sky reveal the discount scheme means 15mg of Mounjaro will climb from £122 per month to £247.50. ‌

An Eli Lilly spokesman said: "We are working with

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