Pharmacy leaders have issued a fresh warning over the online sale of weight-loss jabs insisting there is still a risk to patient safety. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has called for tougher rules in a letter to regulators,

Nick Kaye, chairman of the NPA, told the PA news agency: “It is important that consultations with patients are thorough, allowing a clinician to gain a full picture of someone’s suitability for weight loss injections as well as ensuring the patient fully understands the nature of the treatment and any potential side-effects it may cause.

Pharmacists say they are aware of people being wrongly prescribed the drugs who have previously had eating disorders, or whose body weight is low.

The rules over who can access weight loss jabs puts patients safety at risk, warns the National Pharmacy Association amid a boom in demand

It's calling for tougher rules around online sales of the drugs, urging regulator the General Pharmaceutical Council to introduce a required two-way consultation lasting at least 20 minutes before dispensing 'higher-risk' medication.

The pharmacy association said it was worried some patients were accessing the drugs inappropriately amid a surge in demand. View on euronews