Missed doses: the catch-up windows, product by product
Every product has a different rule, the oral tablet has no rule at all in the sense people expect, and the one thing none of them permit is taking two.
Injection technique and sites: what the UK recommendations actually say
Most of what goes wrong is not the needle going in. It is coming out too early, going back into the same square inch every week, or a used pen with nowhere to go.
Fifteen weight loss myths, and what replaced them
Several of these were true when they were written. A few were never true. Two changed in the last eighteen months.
Losing weight after having a baby, without making it worse
The 500-calories-a-day claim about breastfeeding has done more harm than almost any other piece of postnatal advice.
Storing and travelling with weight loss medicines
Fridge rules, how long a pen survives out of it, what to do at airport security, and where used needles are supposed to go.
Who should not take weight loss medicines
The formal contraindication list is shorter than people expect. The list of things that need discussing first is much longer.
GLP-1 medicines beyond weight: heart, kidney and sleep apnoea
Three large trials moved these medicines from weight to organs. What each one measured, and what the UK licence now covers.
Weight loss medicines, contraception and pregnancy
There is specific MHRA advice here, and it surprises people — particularly the part about the pill and tirzepatide.
Alcohol and weight loss medicines: what to know
There is no outright prohibition in the product information, and several reasons for caution. Also: the odd finding that these medicines seem to reduce the wish to drink.
Nausea on weight loss medicines: what actually helps
It is the commonest reason people stop, and most of it is manageable. What the product information says, and what actually makes a difference.