Mounjaro

What is Mounjaro?
Mounjaro is a once-weekly injection for weight loss and weight maintenance in adults. It contains an active substance called tirzepatide (tir-zep-a-tide). Mounjaro activates the actions of 2 natural substances in your body, called glucose-dependent insulinotrophic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1).
Mounjaro primarily works by regulating your appetite, giving you a sense of satiety (‘fullness’), making you feel less hungry and experience less food cravings. This will help you eat less food and reduce your body weight. It is important to continue to follow the advice on diet and exercise given to you by your healthcare professional.

A few of the ways Mounjaro can help you lose weight include:

• Reducing how much food you crave and eat
• Slowing down how quickly food leaves your stomach (this lessens over time)
• Regulating fat utilisation

Who is Mounjaro for?
Mounjaro is used together with reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for weight loss and to help keep the weight under control in adults, who have:

• a BMI of 30 kg/m² or greater
  OR
• a BMI of at least 27 kg/m² but less than 30 kg/m² and weight-related health problems

BMI (Body Mass Index) is a measure of your weight in relation to your height.

Mounjaro KwikPen

• Each KwikPen contains one strength of Mounjaro, either 2.5 mg, 5 mg, 7.5 mg, 10 mg, 12.5 mg or 15 mg
• The pen contains 4 fixed doses, one dose taken weekly, to be injected under the skin (subcutaneously) only
• You or another person can inject into your stomach (abdomen), upper leg (thigh) or upper arm
• You should seek help from someone else if you want to inject in your upper arm
• Each pen is for one patient only and should not be used by anyone other than you

Please see the Patient User Guide for information on how to use the Mounjaro KwikPen
https://www.lillydiabetes.co.uk/assets/pdf/pt-brochure/uk_mounjaro_wm_digital_patient_brochure_obesity.pdf

How much to use
The starting dose is 2.5 mg once a week for 4 weeks. After 4 weeks your prescribing healthcare professional will increase your dose to 5 mg once a week.
Let your prescribing healthcare professional know how you’re doing on the 2.5 mg and 5 mg doses during your checkup.

Each person responds differently to Mounjaro. Your prescribing healthcare professional may increase your weekly dose by 2.5 mg increments to 7.5 mg, 10 mg, 12.5 mg or 15 mg if you need it. In each case, your prescribing healthcare professional will tell you to stay on a particular dose for at least four weeks before going to a higher dose.

Do not change your dose unless your prescribing healthcare professional has told you to.

When to use
You can use your pen at any time of the day, with or without meals.

• Use Mounjaro on the same day each week
• To help you remember when to use Mounjaro, you may wish to write the day of the week that you inject your first dose on the IFU, or mark it on a calendar
• If necessary, you can change the day of your weekly injection, as long as it has been at least 3 days since your last injection
• After selecting a new dosing day, continue with once-a-week dosing on that new day

If you miss a dose
If it’s been 4 days or less since you should have used Mounjaro:

• Use it as soon as you remember
• Then inject your next dose as usual on your scheduled day

If it’s been more than 4 days since you should have used Mounjaro:

• Skip the missed dose
• Then inject your next dose as usual on your scheduled day

Do not use a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose. The minimum time between two doses must be at least 3 days.

Is Mounjaro for you?
At 24Hr Pharmacy you will be fully supported throughout your weight loss journey, with regular counseling, access to nutrition guides and a personalised plan. To find out if Mounjaro is for you, just fill out a consultation form and one of our prescribers will get back to you.