Weight Loss Service Consultation (Tablet)

Weight Management Consultation

We offer a private weight management consultation service for adults with a high BMI or other weight-related health concerns. Our service is designed to support you with a tailored approach that may include advice on healthy eating, exercise, and, where clinically appropriate, prescription treatment options.

Our trained pharmacist or prescriber will carry out a confidential consultation to assess your needs. If suitable, you may be offered a treatment plan that could include a prescription medicine to support weight management. Any medicine will be prescribed only after a full assessment of your health, medical history, and suitability.

Treatment options are always discussed in detail with you so that you understand the potential benefits, risks, and side effects. Lifestyle changes such as healthy eating, increased activity, and ongoing monitoring are an essential part of any weight-management plan.

Important: Prescription medicines for weight management can only be supplied following a clinical assessment and a prescription from a prescriber. We do not promote individual medicines and the details on this page relate to one treatment option and are for information only.

Book your consultation online or speak to our team to find out more about how we can support you.

Mysimba

Mysimba is used as an aid to people needing to lose weight. The prolonged release tablets contain a combination of naltrexone hydrochloride and bupropion hydrochloride, which reduces the appetite and changes the taste of food.

What is Mysimba?

Mysimba is a weight loss treatment solution for anyone over the age of 18 who has a body mass index (BMI) of over 30 (which indicates obesity). If you have a BMI over 27 and suffer from co-morbidities such as type 2 diabetes or controlled hypertension then Mysimba could be the right weight loss medication for you to take.

A combination of naltrexone hydrochloride and bupropion hydrochloride, Mysimba has been developed to help people who want to lose weight by helping the brain to regulate your appetite and change the feelings you may have when eating food.

What are the key benefits of Mysimba?

Mysimba has been shown to help people lose an average of 5% of their total body weight after 16 weeks, compared to 1% without using the medicine, when taken with a reduced calorie diet and increased exercise.

Mysimba can also help you to reduce triglycerides and LDL (bad) cholesterol. Diabetics taking Mysimba also noted improvements in their blood sugar control.

How do you take Mysimba?

Mysimba is a tablet which can be taken with or without food. For the first week you take 1 tablet each morning. During the second week you take one tablet in the morning and 1 tablet in the evening. During the third week the dose is 2 tablets in the morning and 1 tablet in the evening. In the fourth week you should be taking 2 tablets both in the morning and in the evening.

Possible side effects

Mysimba can cause side effects in some patients.

The most common side effects are:

Insomnia
Restlessness
Anxiety
Headache
Disturbance in concentration
Dizziness
Hot flushes
Palpatations
Constipation
Nausea
Muscular pain

If you do experience side effects while taking Mysimba, please report them to your doctor.

Whilst taking Mysimba, you should have your blood pressure regularly checked.

Dosage instructions

Week 1: One tablet once a day in the morning
Week 2: One tablet twice a day, one in the morning and one in the evening
Week 3: Three tablets every day, two in the morning and one in the evening
Week 4 and onward: Two tablets twice a day, two in the morning and two in the evening