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Weight Management Toolkit 5

Enhancing consultation skills for effective patient management

20 Aug 2026

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Weight Management Toolkit 4

Designing and implementing a weight loss service

19 Aug 2026

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Weight Management Toolkit 3

Pharmacological interventions

18 Aug 2026

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Weight Management Toolkit 2

Evidence-based approaches to diet and physical activity

17 Aug 2026

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Weight Management Toolkit 1

Pharmacy’s evolving role in weight management.

16 Aug 2026

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What happens when GLP-1 treatment stops?

GLP-1s have been hailed as a revolutionary medical breakthrough in the fight against obesity. But what happens when the drug stops? A recent analysis provides an interesting but somewhat disturbing finding. Rod Tucker takes a closer look…

20 Feb 2026

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Long read: Are GLP-1RAs the answer to the obesity crisis?

What exactly are GLP-1RAs, how do they work and – perhaps most importantly – will they provide a solution to the obesity crisis? Plus the furore over the availability of weight loss medicines via online pharmacies hits the headlines. Rod Tucker reports.

18 Apr 2025

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Clinical briefing: the rise of weight loss drugs

As weight loss drugs become more popular, our clinical editor, Mark Greener, examines their place in fighting the UK’s obesity epidemic

06 Mar 2025

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The weight of the world

Children and young people are suffering through an obesity crisis, with UK statistics showing worrying upward trends for the future.

19 Aug 2024

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Weight loss drugs: should we believe the hype?

Does the repurposing of incretin-based therapies as anti-obesity agents warrant all the hype? And can the NHS deliver such medications equitably, safely and sustainably, given the recent problems with shortages as demand soars?

04 Oct 2023

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Let’s get started

Helping overweight and obese customers to lose weight can change and save lives. Here's how pharmacy can help individuals make small lifestyle changes that are safe and sustainable

13 Sep 2023

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No role models?

With an obesity crisis weighing on the small shoulders of the UK’s children and teens, can community pharmacies help parents demonstrate healthy habits for better futures?

14 Jun 2023

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Keeping women well

There are many common women's health problems that can benefit from fast intervention, and pharmacy teams can help.

18 Jan 2021

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Teenage diet concerns

Are teenagers' diets sufficiently balanced to ensure they grow into healthy adults? Evidence suggests they're not

18 Dec 2020

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Tackling teenage sleep issues

The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated an already tired situation when it comes to young people and sleep.

18 Nov 2020

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