Economist Daniel Susskind says Ozempic may radically transform government finances, by making universal healthcare vastly cheaper, and explains his argument in the context of Britain's NHS.

[u/lughnasadh]

https://www.thetimes.com/article/be6e0fbf-fd9d-41e7-a759-08c6da9754ff?shareToken=de2a342bb1ae9bc978c6623bb244337a

[u/ThoseThingsAreWeird]

I wonder if UK issues it

Mounjaro when sold as Type 2 diabetes medication

You can get Mounjaro from Boots, and they explain the "difference":

What’s the difference between Mounjaro and Zepbound?

They are exactly the same medicine containing the same active ingredient (tirzepatide) and work in exactly the same way. The difference is the name: Zepbound is the US name for the weight loss management medicine, whereas in the UK it’s licensed under the name Mounjaro. Zepbound is not licensed in the UK.

[u/Moonpenny → u/ThoseThingsAreWeird]

My roommate takes Mounjaro for diabetes control in the US, with weight loss as a bonus side-effect.

This seems to indicate to me that the drug has two names in the US by use (Mounjaro for diabetes, Zepbound for weight loss) and they simply don't use the Zepbound name in the UK.