IMPORTANT - Mounjaro ('weight-loss injection') & Oral Contraception

IMPORTANT - Mounjaro ('weight-loss injection') & Oral Contraception

⚠️ IMPORTANT ⚠️

The Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) have released information for patients that are currently using Mounjaro - commonly referred to as the 'weight-loss injection' - who are also taking any form of oral contraception. 

This is due to to the medicine in Mounjaro potentially reducing the effectiveness of oral contraceptives.

Patient are advised to read the leaflet on FSRH website at the following link: Patient-information-GLP-1-agonists-and-contraception.pdf

Page last reviewed: 06 June 2025