£175.80
The list price for a month’s supply of Wegovy is £175.80 for the 2.4mg dose. Has a drug ever had such media marketing, asks TTE?
But this morning, the Times took the biscuit (or is that ate the biscuit?) by finding an Oxford Economist who said, “Mass prescription of Ozempic could save the NHS.”
So if we have this right, you should speak to your doctor for banking and financé advice and the economist for your health.
13.4%
We’re back rereading the Times: the font of all knowledge and solutions for the NHS.
To avert the NHS winter crises, the solution this time is that you are urged to get your “ Covid vaccines as hospital admissions climb.”
It seems checking facts is the last thing on a journalist's mind. Steve Russell, the NHS national director for vaccinations and screening, said it was “crucial that anyone eligible gets vaccinated to protect themselves and those around them”. TTE thought the transmission argument had been put to bed - Perhaps Steve should speak with the ec…
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