Acomplia might be available on the NHS shortly as the drug has had a positive response from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. The recommendation is that Acomplia should be available on the NHS for obese patients who are contraindicated for current treatments or have not responsed well to these other treatments. Clearly this recommendation means that not everyone will be able to have this drug and there is no guarantee that doctors will be prepared to prescribe it - especially if the Primary Care Trusts do not make additional funding available. Despite the increase in obesity in recent years, there is still a reluctance amongst some doctors and PCTs to use medication as part of the solution.
We will bring you more information on this subject as soon as we have any news so please don't rush to your GP just yet!