Surgery News

Adult Weight Management

We have had an increase in requests for weight loss injections such as Mounjaro prescribing on NHS.  The information below is the current NHS Fife advice regarding these requests.

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved Liraglutide (Saxenda®), Semaglutide (Wegovy®) and Tirzepatide (Mounjaro®) for restricted use in NHS Scotland for weight management.  NHS Fife does not yet have a pathway for introducing these medications. Unfortunately, until a pathway has been agreed, we are unable to accept referrals about weight loss medications.

https://www.nhsfife.org/services/all-services/nutrition-and-clinical-dietetics/weight-management-and-type-2-diabetes-prevention-service/medications-to-support-weight-loss/

We direct you to this resource for adult weight management advice in the first instance:

https://www.nhsfife.org/services/all-services/nutrition-and-clinical-dietetics/weight-management-and-type-2-diabetes-prevention-service/