Important information for patients taking Mounjaro

Weight Management Services and Pregnancy / Contraception

Women taking medicines for weight loss and diabetes should continue to use effective contraception while taking these medicines, and in some cases for up to two months between stopping the medicine and trying to become pregnant.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has warned that prescribed medication, such as Mounjaro, must not be taken during pregnancy, while trying to get pregnant or during breastfeeding.

Anyone who gets pregnant while using them should inform their prescriber, and stop the medicine as soon as possible.

This is because there is not enough safety data to know whether taking the medicine could cause harm to the baby.

Effective contraception includes oral (the pill) and non-oral (the implant, coil or condoms) forms of contraception.

Mounjaro may reduce the effectiveness of oral contraceptives in those who are overweight.

Those taking Mounjaro who are overweight and are using an oral form of contraceptive are advised to also use a non-oral form of contraception.

This only applies to those taking Mounjaro, and is especially important for the four weeks after starting Mounjaro and after any dose increase.

The full advice can be found on the regulator’s website.

It comes after concerns from the UK regulator that some people are not using these medicines for weight loss and diabetes safely.

For further updates about weight management medication availability and eligibility in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent visit the ICS website.