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Weight-loss injection boom: used needles end up for recycling in Coventry

Used needles from weight-loss drugs such as Mounjaro and Wegovy are increasingly being found at the Sherborne Recycling plant in Coventry. Workers face the risk of injury and infection: needles get into household waste because people who buy the drugs privately often receive neither containers nor disposal instructions. Used needles from weight-loss drugs such as Mounjaro and Wegovy are increasingly being found at the Sherborne Recycling plant in Coventry. Workers face the risk of injuries and infections: needles end up in household waste because people who buy the drugs privately often do not receive sharps containers or disposal instructions.

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MPs call for wider access to Mounjaro in NHS England

A cross-party health committee called the plan to provide Mounjaro to 220,000 people by 2028 'inadequate': it covers only about 6% of the 2.8 million eligible patients. MPs pointed to a 'two-tier system', growth in private purchases and the black market, urged learning from private digital services and stronger action against illegal drug sales.

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