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℞ Prescription only Daily · New Friend of Dorothy Digital Clinic weight loss treatment pack, daily tablet

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Weight losswithout needles

Daily tablet · UK-licensed · monthly clinical review

Medically supervised weight loss as one tablet a day. No injection pens, no weekly jab, nothing to keep in the fridge. Assessed, prescribed and monitored by UK-registered clinicians.

From£29.77/week

billed monthly at £129 · includes clinical monitoring and check-ins · free to get assessed

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No needlesA tablet, once a day

MonthlyClinical check-ins included

What you're getting

Five things worth knowing

A tablet, not an injection

The needle-free route. No pens, no weekly jab, and nothing that has to live in the fridge — which also makes travelling with it far simpler.

Taken once a day, on an empty stomach

First thing on waking with a little plain water, then wait 30 minutes before food, other drinks or any other medicines. It only works if that routine is followed properly, so it's worth being honest with yourself about whether it fits your mornings.

Prescribed only if it's clinically right

A UK-registered prescriber reviews your health, your history and your goals. If it isn't appropriate they'll say so, and you won't be charged.

Monitored, not left on autopilot

Monthly check-ins are part of the price. Your dose is reviewed and adjusted, and there's a clinical team to message when something isn't right.

It works alongside diet and activity

It's prescribed as part of a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity — not instead of them. Guidance on both comes with your treatment.

Why it keeps happening

It was never just about effort

Weight is one of the most misunderstood parts of health — especially in our community, where the pressure is loud and the support has rarely felt built for us. Sources are listed at the bottom of this page.

1 in 3 to 2 in 3

Dieters regain more than they lost, within four to five years¹

From an analysis of 31 long-term diet studies. Your body defends its highest weight and pushes back — appetite rises, and it stays risen. That isn't a character flaw showing up on schedule, it's physiology doing what it evolved to do.

Hormonal

Hunger isn't a choice you make

Appetite and fullness are controlled by signals you don't consciously set. Feeling constantly hungry isn't greed and it isn't weak — it's a signalling problem, and a clinician can assess it.

Higher risk

Body-image pressure runs deep in our community²

Gay and bi men report higher rates of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating than straight men. Which is exactly why this needs a clinician rather than a checkout — if your relationship with food or your body is the real issue, medication isn't the answer, and a proper assessment is meant to catch that.

Health

This is about more than how you look

Carrying extra weight raises real risks — blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar. Obesity is a recognised medical condition, and treating it is healthcare rather than vanity.

You may qualify

And not know it

There's a clinical threshold for medically supervised weight loss, and a lot of men sit inside it without realising. The check below takes a minute and costs nothing — and being told no is a legitimate outcome, not a wasted five minutes.

The 60-second check

Are you eligible?

Medically supervised weight loss is generally available to adults with a BMI of 30 or above, or 27 and above with a weight-related health condition. Check yours below — final eligibility is always decided by a clinician.

Height

ftin

Weight

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I have a weight-related health condition (for example high blood pressure, prediabetes, high cholesterol or sleep apnoea)

Enter your details and we'll show your BMI and whether you're likely to qualify.

BMI is a rough screening tool, not a diagnosis. It doesn't account for muscle mass, body composition or ethnicity, and thresholds differ for some groups. This calculator gives guidance only — whether treatment is appropriate for you is decided by a clinician after a full assessment, and they may say no.

The bit that matters

The licensed version. Not the internet version

There is a lot of this being sold online that shouldn't be — compounded, unlicensed, imported, or simply not what it claims to be. Here's how to tell the difference, with us or with anyone else.

01 A licensed UK medicine

Not compounded, not mixed to order, not a research chemical. A finished medicine licensed for use in the UK, made by a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturer.

02 The same supply chain as your high street

It reaches you through the identical regulated route as any prescription dispensed over a pharmacy counter. Same wholesalers, same checks, same standards.

03 A pharmacy you can look up

Dispensed by a GPhC-registered pharmacy, registration number 9012851, with a named superintendent pharmacist. Check it on the register — most people never do, which is rather the point of it being there.

How it works

Real medicine. Done properly

01

Eligibility check

A 60-second BMI check tells you whether you're likely to meet the clinical threshold. Honest, no pressure — if it isn't right for you, we'll say so.
02

A clinician reviews your full picture

A short confidential assessment covers your health history, your medicines and your goals. A UK-registered prescriber decides whether treatment is appropriate — never an algorithm.
03

Treatment, only if it's right for you

If clinically suitable, it's dispensed by our GPhC-registered pharmacy partner alongside guidance on diet and activity, and delivered discreetly in plain packaging.
04

Your case is monitored, not forgotten

The clinical team checks in monthly, adjusts where needed and supports you throughout. Cancel any time.

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MonthlyClinical review

Two routes

Tablet or injection. Your clinician helps you choose

Both are licensed weight-management treatments with strong clinical evidence. They differ in how they're taken and how they fit a routine. Neither is "better" — the right one is the one that fits your health and your life.

This page

Daily tablet

Frequency: Once daily
Needles: None
Routine: Empty stomach on waking, then wait 30 minutes before food, drink or other medicines
Storage: Room temperature — easier to travel with
Price: From £29.77/week, billed monthly at £129

The alternative

Weekly injection

Frequency: Once weekly
Needles: Yes — a small self-injection
Routine: Any time of day, with or without food
Storage: Refrigerated
Price: From £39.23/week, billed monthly at £169.99

See the full side-by-side comparison, including trial data →

The part no one tells you

Your body isn't failing you. It's doing what it's wired to do

For most people, diets don't fail because of weakness. Your body defends its highest weight and pushes back — appetite goes up, and it stays up. That's physiology, not a personal failing, and no amount of discipline argues with a hormone.

Which is why "just try harder" has never worked, and why treating this as a medical question rather than a moral one changes the conversation entirely.

Weight is a medical issue. Not a moral one

There's a clinical threshold for medically supervised weight loss, and a lot of men sit inside it without realising. The only way to know is to check — and being told no is a legitimate outcome, not a wasted five minutes.

Yousef Yaghoubi, Principal Pharmacist at Friend of Dorothy Digital Clinic

Yousef Yaghoubi (He/Him) Principal Pharmacist GPhC no. 2218268 — check the register ↗

Clinical authority

Cared for by someone who actually gets it

Yousef Yaghoubi has extensive experience in gay men's health, sexual health, weight management and patient care. He supports Friend of Dorothy's Digital Clinic because he saw firsthand how standard healthcare was failing our community.

Weight is a medical issue, not a moral one — and for a lot of gay men it comes wrapped in shame and a healthcare system that doesn't listen. Treated properly, with the right clinical checks and proper monitoring, it's a very different experience. — Yousef Yaghoubi (He/Him), GPhC no. 2218268

Every case is reviewed by the clinical team — not an algorithm, not a chatbot. If it isn't right for you, they'll say so, and you won't be charged.

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Trustpilot reviews

What they're saying. Unfiltered

★ Trustpilot ★★★★★ 4.9 / 5 · 4,225+ verified reviews

★★★★★

"My GP made me feel like a number. This was the first time talking about my weight didn't feel like a lecture. Judgement-free and properly medical."

TTom H., Bristol✓ Verified

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"I had no idea I even qualified for clinical support. The eligibility check took a minute and a real doctor took it from there."

OOllie P., Edinburgh✓ Verified

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"The whole thing is built for someone like me. Discreet, fast, and the clinician actually understood my life. That mattered."

DDaniel S., Brighton✓ Verified

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"What sold me was the honesty. They told me what to expect and checked in regularly. It felt like proper care, not a transaction."

RRyan K., Birmingham✓ Verified

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"Carrying weight had affected my confidence for years and I'd never told a soul. The consultation was the first safe conversation I'd had about it."

MMarcus B., Manchester✓ Verified

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"Plain packaging, clear support, easy to reach the team. Everything you'd want when it's something this personal."

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Prices

What it costs, before you fill anything in

The eligibility check and the clinical assessment are free. You only pay if you're prescribed and you choose to go ahead.

Daily tablet · billed monthly

£129

per month · works out at £29.77 a week
includes clinical monitoring and monthly check-ins

Included: Assessment, prescription, monitoring, delivery
Dose changes: Reviewed and adjusted, no extra fee
Cancelling: Any time, no lock-in
Final price: Depends on dose, confirmed after review

With your first order

Free CUM XXL worth £64.99

Whichever route you're prescribed, our Volume + Vitality supplement is added to your first order automatically. No code, no extra step.

Weight Loss — Daily

Prescription treatment · discreet delivery

From £29.77/wk

CUM XXL

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18+ · UK only · One per patient · While stocks last · CUM XXL is a food supplement, not a medicine, and has no bearing on whether or what treatment is prescribed

Before you start

Not right for everyone. That's the point

A clinician reviews your full picture and can decline. If they do, you're not charged.

This may be for you if

You're 18 or over and live in the UK
Your BMI is 30 or above, or 27 or above with a weight-related condition
You'd rather not use needles, or can't store something refrigerated
Your mornings can accommodate a tablet on an empty stomach with a 30-minute wait
You're prepared to make dietary and activity changes alongside treatment

Not suitable if

You're pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding
You or a family member have had medullary thyroid cancer, or you have MEN 2
You've had a serious allergic reaction to this type of medicine
You're already taking another GLP-1 treatment
You have, or have had, an eating disorder — tell the clinician, as this changes what's appropriate
You're looking for a shortcut rather than treatment for a medical condition

Got questions?

Everything you need to know

Is this the one I've read about?

Probably. We can't name specific medicines by brand or by active ingredient on a public page — UK advertising rules for prescription-only medicines don't allow it. What we can say is that this is a licensed, well-evidenced weight-management treatment taken as a daily tablet, from the same regulated UK supply chain as any high street prescription. Once you start the assessment, the clinical team sets out exactly what's being prescribed, how it works, the evidence behind it and what to expect — before you pay anything.

How does it actually work?

It works with a natural hormone your body already uses to control appetite and fullness — the signal that tells you you've had enough. Appetite isn't a decision you make consciously; it's driven by that signalling, which is why willpower alone is such an unequal fight. The treatment supports those signals so you feel full sooner and stay fuller for longer, which is what makes eating less sustainable rather than a daily battle. Your clinician explains the specifics of what you're prescribed, including how it's absorbed and why the empty-stomach routine matters.

How is the tablet different from the injection?

How it's taken, and how it fits your routine. The tablet is once daily on an empty stomach with a 30-minute wait before anything else, and stores at room temperature. The injection is once weekly, any time of day, with or without food, but needs refrigerating. Average results in trials differ between the two, and the full comparison is set out on our treatment options page. Your clinician will talk it through and you can switch later.

Am I eligible?

Generally, adults with a BMI of 30 or above, or 27 or above with a weight-related condition such as high blood pressure, prediabetes, high cholesterol or sleep apnoea. The check on this page gives you a good indication in about a minute. Final eligibility is decided by a clinician after a full assessment, and there are health conditions and medicines that rule it out regardless of BMI.

Is it safe? What about side effects?

It's a licensed UK medicine, but like all medicines it has side effects. The common ones are digestive — nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, stomach pain, heartburn, bloating — plus headache, fatigue and dizziness. Less commonly there are more serious risks including pancreatitis and gallbladder problems. Your clinician goes through all of this with you, the full list comes with your prescription in the Patient Information Leaflet, and you should seek medical attention if you develop severe symptoms.

Who is it not suitable for?

It isn't prescribed if you're pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding; if you or a close family member have had medullary thyroid cancer; if you have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2; if you've had a serious allergic reaction to this type of medicine; or if you're already taking another GLP-1 treatment. Tell the clinician your full medical history and every medicine you take — it's the only way they can prescribe safely.

Is this the real thing, or a compounded version?

A licensed UK medicine from a regulated manufacturer, dispensed through the same supply chain as any high street prescription. It is not compounded, not mixed to order and not imported through an unlicensed route. If you're comparing providers, that's the question worth asking all of them — along with whether a named, registered pharmacy is doing the dispensing, and whether you can look that pharmacy up. Ours is GPhC registration 9012851.

Do I still have to change how I eat?

Yes. It's licensed for use alongside a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity, not instead of them. Guidance on both is built into the programme, and the clinical team supports you with it. Anyone selling this as a way to skip that part is misleading you.

Will anyone know what's inside?

No. Plain box or padded envelope, no logo, no medication name visible — just your name and address on the shipping label. Your bank statement shows a generic descriptor, not Friend of Dorothy. Your GP is told only if you ask us to tell them.

How do I get started?

Do the eligibility check above, then the assessment — about five minutes, and free. A UK-registered prescriber reviews it. If treatment is appropriate it's dispensed and delivered in plain packaging, and your monthly check-ins start from there. If it isn't appropriate, you're not charged.

Sources & references

Mann et al., American Psychologist (2007) — UCLA analysis of 31 long-term diet studies. At least one-third to two-thirds of dieters regained more weight than they lost within four to five years. link
Feldman & Meyer, International Journal of Eating Disorders (2007) — the first population-based study to apply formal diagnostic criteria, finding significantly higher rates of eating disorders in gay and bisexual men than in heterosexual men. Supported by Nagata et al. (2019) on body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. link

These figures describe how common these experiences are in the population. They are not a statement about how treatment will work for you, and this page is not a diagnosis.

Medically supervised weight loss is a prescription-only treatment, available only following a consultation with a UK-registered prescriber and only where clinically appropriate. It must be used alongside a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity. It is not suitable for everyone, including during pregnancy or breastfeeding, and it interacts with certain medicines and health conditions. As with all medicines, side effects are possible — your clinician will discuss these with you and full information is supplied with your prescription and in the Patient Information Leaflet. Eligibility indications on this page are guidance only and not a diagnosis. Obesity is a recognised medical condition. Dispensed by a GPhC-registered pharmacy partner, registration no. 9012851. Superintendent Pharmacist: Yousef Yaghoubi, GPhC no. 2218268. The complimentary CUM XXL supplement is a food supplement, not a medicine; it is provided with first orders while stocks last, is subject to availability, and does not affect whether or what treatment is prescribed.

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Free to get assessed · Only pay if prescribed · UK only · 18+

Weight losswithout needles

A tablet, not an injection

Taken once a day, on an empty stomach

Prescribed only if it's clinically right

Monitored, not left on autopilot

It works alongside diet and activity

Dieters regain more than they lost, within four to five years1

Hunger isn't a choice you make

Body-image pressure runs deep in our community2

This is about more than how you look

And not know it

01 A licensed UK medicine

02 The same supply chain as your high street

03 A pharmacy you can look up

Eligibility check

A clinician reviews your full picture

Treatment, only if it's right for you

Your case is monitored, not forgotten

Daily tablet

Weekly injection

Cared for by someone who actually gets it

Free CUM XXL worth £64.99

This may be for you if

Not suitable if

Five minutes. Then a real clinician

Dieters regain more than they lost, within four to five years¹

Body-image pressure runs deep in our community²

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