Weight Loss Injections
Weight loss injections at Barstable Medical Clinic
Barstable Medical Clinic is now offering Weight Loss Injections (e.g Mounjaro, Wegovy, Ozempic) to help you in your weight loss journey.
Everyone is different and responds differently to what they eat and how much exercise they need or can do. Losing weight is difficult and can take time. Just dieting and exercise may either not result in clinically significant weight loss, or you may not be able to sustain it, and that is where medication can help you lose weight.
Our weight loss expert, Dr Danielle Abbott, is here to recommend and prescribe the most appropriate treatment option for you and help you lose weight.
Treatment starts from £210 – click here to see all prices.
How it works
- Book a consultation (online, email or call us)
- Complete the health questionnaire and consent to treatment forms
- Complete your consultation with Dr Danielle Abbott (telephone or face to face) which includes weight, BMI calculation and blood pressure, as well as an opportunity for you to ask any questions or address any concerns.
- You will be issued your weight loss injections (one a week for 4 weeks) and shown how to administer this safely.
- Monthly review with Dr Danielle Abbott, weigh in and dose alteration if required.
All weight loss treatments are subject to approval by our specially trained medical doctor, following the completion and assessment of the medical consultation and consent forms.
At Barstable Medical Clinic we only issue UK MHRA licensed prescription-only weight loss medication.
Weight loss injections - frequently asked questions
It can only be prescribed to adults with at least one weight-related condition AND a body mass index (BMI) of at least 27 kg/m2 or to people with a BMI of 30.0 kg/m2 or more.
It is prescribed as part of a weight management programme that might include diet changes and exercise. You will be asked to submit your weight and height on the initial consultation. Weight loss injections are not suitable for women who are pregnant or breast feeding, nor for anyone under the age of 18.
Certain patients are NOT permitted to take these injections, for example patients with Thyroid Cancer or Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias (MEN) and patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Yes, side effects occur with any medication, nut vary for each individual patient. These will be given in more detail on your consultation and within the consent form for you to read and understand but in general the following side effects can occur:
Very common (more than 1 in 10 people affected):
Headache, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, nausea, abdominal pain, fatigue
Common (less than 1 in 10 but more than 1 in 100):
Hypoglycaemia in Type 2 diabetics, dizziness, diabetic retinopathy in Type 2 diabetics, gastritis, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, dyspepsia, eructation, flatulence, abdominal distention, cholelithiasis (gallstones), hair loss, injection site reactions
Uncommon (less than 1 in 100 but more than 1 in 1000)
Increased heart rate, acute pancreatitis, increased enzymes (amylase/lipase)