Mounjaro Tablets: Is There a Pill Form of Mounjaro?

Mounjaro is one of the most popular weight loss medications in the UK. The once-weekly injection contains the active ingredient tirzepatide, a medication that helps to reduce your appetite, control blood sugar levels, and support significant weight loss when combined with a healthy diet and regular physical activity.

However, injections are not for everyone, and as the demand for weight loss medication grows, many people want to know if a pill version is coming soon, similar to the Wegovy pill.

Here, we’ll explain everything you need to know about Mounjaro tablets, including current availability, future developments, and alternative weight loss pills available in the UK.

No, Mounjaro tablets are not available. It is licensed and available only as a once-weekly injection. There is currently no approved tablet or oral version of Mounjaro (tirzepatide) available anywhere in the world.

At the moment, you can only obtain Mounjaro as a pre-filled injection pen prescribed by a doctor or healthcare professional.

Why isn't Mounjaro available in tablet form?

Mounjaro contains tirzepatide, a large peptide molecule that stomach acid and digestive enzymes break down before it reaches the bloodstream. That means, if you swallowed tirzepatide as a standard tablet, your stomach acid would rapidly break down the medication, meaning that very little, if any, would be absorbed into the blood, and it would be ineffective.

This is why Mounjaro is given as an injection, because it allows the active ingredient to bypass the digestive system, enter the bloodstream, and reach the receptors it needs to block in order to help you lose weight.

The same challenge affects other injectable GLP-1 medications used for weight loss, including:

• Wegovy
• Ozempic
• Nevolat

Can you buy Mounjaro tablets?

No, you cannot buy Mounjaro tablets as there are none available. Any website claiming to sell Mounjaro tablets, Mounjaro pills, or oral Mounjaro should be treated with extreme caution.

There is currently no licensed Mounjaro tablet available in the UK or internationally, which means any product advertised as a Mounjaro tablet is fake.

Buying unlicensed medications comes with several risks, including:

• unknown ingredients
• incorrect dosages
• contamination risks
• lack of quality control
• no regulatory approval
• potentially dangerous side effects

You should only obtain Mounjaro from a trusted, regulated online doctor service, such as Superdrug Online Doctor. You will need to complete a short medical questionnaire and upload recent photos so a doctor can ensure that Mounjaro is safe and suitable for you. Mounjaro is only available with a valid prescription.

The manufacturers of Mounjaro, Eli Lilly, have not announced any plans to develop a tirzepatide pill yet, and there are no oral tirzepatide products available or approved by UK, European, or US regulators. However, researchers are aware of the demand for GLP-1 tablets and have developed methods to enable peptide-based weight-loss medications to be taken orally. For example Wegovy pill, an oral semaglutide pill, has recently been approved for weight management in the UK.

Although there is speculation about a Mounjaro pill, Eli Lilly has made significant progress with a different weight loss pill called orforglipron. It works similarly to Mounjaro, as a GLP-1 agonist that suppresses hunger, keeping you fuller for longer.

Phase 3 clinical trials have shown that taking the highest dose of orforglipron resulted in an average weight loss of 11.2% over 72 weeks. A branded orforglipron pill called Foundayo has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US, but orforglipron has not yet been approved in the UK for weight loss.

Before it can become available in the UK, orforglipron will need to be approved by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Then, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) will need to decide if it can be prescribed on the NHS. It’s not yet known if or when orforglipron may become available for weight loss in the UK.

There is currently no tablet available that contains tirzepatide that works like Mounjaro by mimicking the effects of both GLP-1 and GIP. However, there are several alternative weight loss tablets available, both with a prescription and over-the-counter. These work by mimicking the effects of GLP-1, blocking dietary fat absorption, or acting on the areas of the brain responsible for regulating your appetite.