At Peak Pharmacy we care about your health, and it’s well-known that maintaining a healthy weight is a great way to ensure you stay fit and healthy. This is why Peak Pharmacy has launched a medicated weight loss program.
An unhealthy lifestyle has strong links to conditions like Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Musculoskeletal problems like arthritis. It’s also common to see complications like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and some cancers.
Our service is not just medication, because we firmly believe that you cannot tackle weight gain and obesity through medication alone.
Weight gain should be tackled holistically, with a view to each and every patient’s individual’s lifestyle. This means addressing diet and exercise with support and positive reinforcement so you can reach your goals. The addition of the injectable weight-loss treatment will complement the lifestyle changes, helping you reach, and maintain a healthy weight.
The service uses a prescription only injectable medicine to supress your appetite, in turn reducing your food intake. If used in conjunction with a healthy calorie controlled diet and increased exercise sustained healthy weight loss can be achieved.
Our service is suitable for patients:
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The service costs ÂŁ260 per month. For this you get:
After 12 weeks, a full review of your weight loss will be carried out to see how successful the treatment has been.
The service is appointment only. This is to ensure our team can give you the care attention you need to succeed.
You can schedule your appointment by booking online or phoning one of our participating pharmacies.
The first appointment is the most in depth. The first appointment will typically last 30 minutes.
Our pharmacists will also ask for some information about you, any current medical conditions before also taking your weight and measuring your height. This will help them calculate your BMI.
It’s at this appointment where you’ll be taught how to safely administer Saxenda, and receive the sharpsbin to dispose of the needles safely.
You’ll also be introduced to Liva, and be given information about the medicated weight loss program.
Our pharmacists will also ask for some information about you, any current medical conditions before also taking your weight and measuring your height. This will help them calculate your BMI.
No one ever said weight loss was easy, but we want you to succeed, and in order to succeed you will need support. That’s why our team promise to keep in touch regularly during your first month, with an initial face to face meeting, 3 weekly telephone follow ups and monthly face to face meetings thereafter.
Lifestyle changes are never straightforward but with friendly helpful advice from our pharmacists and your new pocket companion Liva, we know you can do it.
The weight loss injection is called Saxenda. Saxenda which contains the active ingredient Liraglutide and is licenced for weight management in combination with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity.
Saxenda works by helping to reduce your appetite, making you feel more full and satisfied after a meal. A calorie controlled diet with increased levels of activity is key to using the stored fat and Saxenda is your partner to help achieve this. Patients who have used Saxenda report increased fullness after a meal with less food eaten.
Saxenda is associated the following very common (>1 in 10) and common (>1 in 100) side effects:
The above side effects are the most common side effects, a more extensive list of the more uncommon adverse effects can be found in the patient information leaflet. It is important to note that whilst these events can occur, most people do not have significant side effects. If you are concerned your pharmacist will be able to answer your questions.
The initial course is 12 weeks, but Saxenda can be used for longer if needed to help maintain weight loss. Our pharmacist’s will regularly review your weight and BMI to makes sure you are reaching your goals.
All users of Peak Pharmacy’s Medicated Weight Loss programme get complimentary access to Liva healthcare.
Liva, is an app available for iOS and Android users that gives subscribed users access to the following features/benefits:
Why not have not check out the Liva healthcare website for more information?
Access to Liva is sponsored by our Novo Nordisk. Free access to all the functionality is available until 31/7/21.
If Saxenda isn’t suitable for you then there are other options. Why not have a chat with your GP? Or try an over the counter medicine like XLS-Medical?
Most importantly, these medicines are just an aid to reaching your goals. You won’t ever reach your goals without making changes to your lifestyle. Start small, do more exercise than usual, perhaps make some small changes to your diet. Even little changes to your lifestyle could start you on your journey to a healthier weight.
Peak Pharmacy is a subsidiary of PCT Healthcare, which also trades as Tims & Parker, Manor Pharmacy, Cox & Robinson, and Brennan’s. We were founded nearly 40 years ago and strive to provide the people of Britain with the best health services possible.
