Nick Kaye, chairman of the NPA, told the PA news agency: “It is important that consultations with patients are thorough, allowing a clinician to gain a full picture of someone’s suitability for weight loss injections as well as ensuring the patient fully understands the nature of the treatment and any potential side-effects it may cause.

NPA chairman Nick Kaye told the PA news agency that while obesity is "one of the biggest challenges facing" the UK, they are "concerned that the current regulations allow some patients to inappropriately access weight loss injections without proper consultation or examination of historical medical records".

Pharmacy leaders have issued a fresh warning over the online sale of weight-loss jabs insisting there is still a risk to patient safety. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has called for tougher rules in a letter to regulators,

The NPA said it was also aware of people being wrongly prescribed the drugs who have previously had eating disorders, or whose body weight is already low. The body, which represen

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has written to regulators calling for tougher rules to be introduced around sale of weight loss jabs online.

Pharmacy leaders issue fresh warning over online sales of weight loss jabs - Pharmacists say they are aware of people being wrongly prescribed the drugs who have previously had eating disorders, or whose body weight is low.