Slinic vs MedExpress (2026): Mounjaro Prices, Wegovy Prices & Full Clinical Comparison

✍️ Written by Shadeia Younis, Superintendent Pharmacist (GPhC No. 2052119) | Slinic Clinical Team | Last updated 19 July 2026 | Prices last checked: 19 July 2026

We re-check competitor prices regularly and update this comparison whenever published prices change.

Slinic and MedExpress both dispense genuine MHRA-authorised Mounjaro and Wegovy. On Mounjaro, Slinic is cheaper at every published dose. On Wegovy, the picture is mixed — MedExpress is marginally cheaper once delivery is included at 0.25mg and 2.4mg, while Slinic is cheaper at 0.5mg, 1mg and 1.7mg. This page is part of Slinic’s series of provider comparisons, alongside our guides to Slinic vs Boots, Slinic vs Juniper, Slinic vs VOY and Slinic vs Simple Online Pharmacy.

How this comparison was prepared

We independently compared publicly available pricing, prescribing processes, regulatory registrations and clinical information published on each provider’s website, checked on 19 July 2026. Slinic’s own published 2026 prices were compared against MedExpress’s own published support articles for Mounjaro and Wegovy, and MedExpress’s own Wegovy Pill product page. Regulatory information (GPhC, LegitScript, CQC) is taken directly from each provider’s own published disclosures. Prices and service terms change; always confirm current details directly with each provider before ordering.

Why Pharmacy Experience Matters

Slinic is operated through Brierfield Late Night Pharmacy in Lancashire, an established, GPhC-regulated, NHS-contracted community pharmacy. Its founder, Shadeia Younis, has 25 years of clinical pharmacy experience, and independent industry coverage confirms she has owned and operated multiple community pharmacies since first buying a pharmacy branch in 2008, alongside other healthcare businesses including a pharmacist recruitment agency and a pharmaceutical wholesaler. She has been recognised as a finalist and winner across 19 national healthcare and business awards, for her contribution to pharmacy, leadership, entrepreneurship and patient-centred care, including being named Independent Pharmacy Awards’ Independent Pharmacist of the Year.

This matters in practice, not just as a credential. A pharmacist who has run community pharmacies for close to two decades has direct, repeated experience with the operational side of dispensing safely at scale — stock management, cold-chain handling, prescription verification, and spotting the kind of errors that only become visible when you’ve processed thousands of prescriptions. That’s a different kind of expertise to building a subscription platform, and it’s the expertise that sits behind every dose decision made at Slinic.

Direct Access to Clinicians

Slinic does not use an app-based coaching model. Instead, patients get one-to-one access to UK doctor and pharmacist clinicians who provide personal clinical advice, monthly clinical reviews, individual dose decisions, side-effect management, guidance on missed doses and restarting treatment, and advice on medicine interactions. Slinic’s clinical team reviews every prescription and every dose escalation before it’s approved.

The case for this approach is straightforward: weight loss medication dosing isn’t one-size-fits-all. How you tolerate a dose increase, whether side effects warrant staying at a lower dose for longer, and how a missed dose should be handled are individual clinical judgements, not generic content. Slinic’s model is built on the view that this kind of personalised clinical decision-making — made by a person who can review your specific history — is more valuable to most patients than app-based coaching content alone, though we recognise coaching and community features (as offered by some other providers) provide genuine value to patients who want that kind of ongoing engagement alongside their treatment.

Fixed, Transparent Pricing

Slinic publishes fixed 2026 prices for every dose, with no subscription, no tie-in contract, no hidden renewal pricing, and no reliance on discount codes or influencer codes to get the advertised rate. The price shown is the price you pay, whether it’s your first order or your fifteenth.

This matters most for patients on long-term treatment. Weight management with GLP-1 medication is often a months-to-years commitment, and knowing your cost won’t creep upward, and won’t require navigating a discount code system or a subscription tier to get, gives a level of budgeting certainty that variable or promotional pricing structures don’t offer.

Table 1: Mounjaro Price Comparison

MedExpress prices sourced directly from its own published support article, correct as of April 2026, checked 19 July 2026. Slinic’s delivery is £4.99 per order; MedExpress includes delivery in its price.

Table 2: Wegovy Price Comparison

MedExpress prices sourced directly from its own published support article, correct as of February 2026, checked 19 July 2026. Slinic’s delivery is £4.99 per order; MedExpress includes delivery. MedExpress describes its 7.2mg dose as three separate 2.4mg injections administered on the same day each week, rather than a single 7.2mg pen — intended only for patients already established on 2.4mg, subject to prescriber assessment. Slinic also offers the 7.2mg dose, subject to individual clinical assessment.

Slinic Also Offers Wegovy Oral (Tablet)

In addition to injectable Mounjaro and Wegovy, Slinic offers Wegovy Oral, a licensed once-daily semaglutide tablet for weight management. It contains the same active ingredient as injectable Wegovy but is a separate formulation with its own daily dosing schedule. It may provide an alternative for eligible adults who prefer not to self-inject. Treatment begins at 1.5mg once daily and is increased gradually through the licensed tablet strengths, subject to tolerability and prescriber review, remaining subject to an individual clinical assessment throughout.

Prices sourced directly from Slinic’s own Wegovy Oral product page, checked 19 July 2026. MedExpress’s own Wegovy Pill product page lists a first-order price of £59.99 (list price £100.00) for 30 tablets at its starting strength, without a full published dose ladder across all four strengths at the time of writing — check MedExpress’s site directly for current availability and pricing at your dose.

What’s Included?

Where MedExpress’s public pages did not confirm a specific feature, we’ve said so rather than assume it is or isn’t included — check directly with them for anything not detailed here.

Table 3: Clinical Governance Comparison

Regulatory context: The GPhC’s published inspection record for MedExpress Pharmacy lists its most recent overall outcome as “Standards not all met,” following a targeted inspection to follow up on information of concern (not all standards were assessed on this occasion). MedExpress’s pharmacy was previously inspected in September 2023, when all standards were met. Readers can check the latest regulatory position directly through the GPhC register.

A brief note on what these regulatory markers actually mean: GPhC registration confirms that the premises is registered as a pharmacy and is subject to regulatory standards and inspection — it does not by itself mean every inspection has found every standard met. LegitScript certification is an independent check that a pharmacy is legitimately licensed and not operating as an unregulated seller. Both Mounjaro and Wegovy are MHRA-licensed medicines regardless of which regulated UK pharmacy dispenses them; the licence sits with the medicine, not the retailer. What differs between providers is the prescribing governance around that licence — how thoroughly your initial clinical assessment is reviewed, who reviews it, and what ongoing monitoring is built into the service once you’re being treated.

Delivery

Most straightforward, approved Slinic orders are completed from initial assessment through clinical review, prescribing, dispensing and dispatch within 24 to 48 hours. Once dispatched, medication is normally sent using a tracked 24-hour delivery service, at a cost of £4.99 per order. Medicines are dispensed by Slinic’s registered pharmacy in discreet, temperature-controlled packaging. Slinic also offers face-to-face consultations and in-person collection at its Brierfield pharmacy for patients local to the area.

MedExpress includes delivery in its published medicine price and states orders are dispatched by its registered pharmacy. MedExpress’s own site and independent customer reviews describe generally prompt dispatch, though we could not find a specific published guaranteed dispatch window on MedExpress’s own pages to compare directly against Slinic’s 24–48 hour figure.

Which Provider Is Best For You?

Choose Slinic if…

• You want the lowest price for Mounjaro across every dose — see our Cheap Weight Loss Injections UK guide for the wider market
• You want to avoid a recurring subscription with scheduled automatic renewal
• You value SCOPE obesity management certification and being served by an NHS-contracted community pharmacy — see our Cheapest Mounjaro UK comparison for how Slinic stacks up across the wider market
• You want included monthly clinical reviews as standard, and a proper video consultation rather than a form-only process
• Your Wegovy dose is 0.5mg, 1mg or 1.7mg, where Slinic is the cheaper option
• You want a fully priced Wegovy Oral tablet option across all four strengths

Choose MedExpress if…

In the interest of fairness:

• You’re on the Wegovy 0.25mg or 2.4mg dose — MedExpress’s price is lower once delivery is included at these two specific doses
• You’re already established with MedExpress and satisfied with their service — switching providers is a personal decision, and continuity of care has its own value

Switching From MedExpress to Slinic

Switching your weight-management treatment to Slinic is straightforward. When completing your Slinic order, you can select either your current dose or the next licensed dose up.

Tell us which medication and dose you currently use, how long you’ve been taking it, when you last used it and how well you’ve tolerated treatment. We may request evidence of your previous prescription, dispensing label or treatment record before your order is dispatched.

Once your assessment and order are complete, a Slinic doctor or pharmacist clinician reviews your case and confirms the most appropriate dose before dispatch. Patients who have used their medication consistently and tolerated their current dose may be confirmed to:

• continue on the same dose; or
• move to the next licensed dose, where clinically appropriate.

Changing provider does not automatically mean returning to the starting dose. However, where there’s been a treatment gap, significant side effects or another clinical concern, your prescriber may instead confirm you should remain on your current dose or restart at a lower strength for safety — see our guide on restarting after a break if this applies to you.

Check whether your MedExpress account has an active subscription or upcoming scheduled order before switching, and cancel or reschedule it through your account if needed. Patients ordering individually, without an active subscription, should simply avoid placing another order.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Mounjaro cost at Slinic?

Slinic’s fixed 2026 prices run from £139.00 at the 2.5mg starting dose up to £285.00 at the 15mg maximum dose, with no subscription and no hidden fees. Slinic is cheaper than MedExpress at every published dose — the gap is £40.99 at 2.5mg and £24.99 at every other dose, before delivery.

How much does Wegovy cost at Slinic?

Slinic’s fixed 2026 Wegovy prices run from £99.99 at the 0.25mg starting dose to £209.99 at the 2.4mg maintenance dose. Slinic is cheaper at 0.5mg, 1mg and 1.7mg. MedExpress’s published price is the same at 0.25mg before delivery (Slinic’s £4.99 delivery makes MedExpress marginally cheaper overall there) and lower at 2.4mg.

Does Slinic require a subscription?

No. Slinic has no subscription, no tie-in contract and no minimum term. You order when you need your next supply, and the fixed price stays the same whether it’s your first order or your fifteenth.

Is Slinic a legitimate, regulated pharmacy?

Yes. Slinic is operated through Brierfield Late Night Pharmacy, a GPhC-registered (No. 1033729), NHS-contracted community pharmacy in Lancashire. Slinic also holds SCOPE obesity management certification and LegitScript certification.

Does Slinic hold SCOPE obesity accreditation?

Yes. Slinic holds SCOPE obesity management certification, reflecting specific training and assessment in obesity care. We could not identify MedExpress on the current public SCOPE directory.

Is Slinic NHS-contracted?

Yes. Slinic is operated through an NHS-contracted community pharmacy in Lancashire. Slinic’s weight loss service itself is a private prescription, in line with how Mounjaro and Wegovy are supplied by providers across the UK.

Who is the Superintendent Pharmacist at Slinic?

Shadeia Younis, GPhC No. 2052119, is Slinic’s founder and Superintendent Pharmacist, with 25 years of clinical pharmacy experience. She has owned and operated community pharmacies in Lancashire since 2008 and has been recognised across 19 national healthcare and business awards.

How do I switch to Slinic from MedExpress?

Check whether your MedExpress account has an active subscription or upcoming scheduled order, and cancel or reschedule it through your account if needed. Complete Slinic’s free online clinical assessment with your current dose and treatment history. A Slinic doctor or pharmacist clinician reviews this individually and confirms whether continuing at your current dose is appropriate — this is assessed individually, not automatic.

Does Slinic include monthly clinical reviews?

Yes. Slinic includes a structured monthly clinical check-in as part of the medication price, where your prescriber reviews dose, progress and side effects. This is included for every patient, regardless of order frequency.

Why is Slinic cheaper than MedExpress for Mounjaro?

Slinic’s model allows it to publish straightforward fixed prices without requiring a subscription, introductory promotion or discount code. Slinic is cheaper than MedExpress at every Mounjaro dose in this comparison, and MedExpress’s own support pages confirm they increased Mounjaro prices in September 2025 following a wholesale price change.

Does Slinic supply genuine Eli Lilly Mounjaro?

Yes. Slinic is a GPhC-registered UK pharmacy and supplies UK-authorised Mounjaro manufactured by Eli Lilly, dispensed through its regulated NHS-contracted premises.

Can my dose stay the same when I switch to Slinic?

Possibly, but this isn’t automatic. Your Slinic prescriber will review your current dose, how long you’ve been on it, and your treatment history before confirming whether continuing at the same dose is appropriate for you individually.

What if I’ve missed doses of Mounjaro or Wegovy?

Tell your Slinic prescriber about any missed doses or gaps in treatment as part of your assessment. Depending on how long the gap was, your prescriber may recommend restarting at a lower dose rather than continuing where you left off — see our restart guide for more detail.

Does Slinic require an online clinical assessment?

Yes. Every Slinic order requires an online clinical assessment reviewed by a registered doctor or pharmacist clinician before treatment is supplied — it is never a simple checkout without clinical review.

How much can I save with Slinic over a year?

Staying on the same Mounjaro dose for 12 months, Slinic could save approximately £240.00 to £432.00 compared with MedExpress’s published prices once Slinic’s £4.99 delivery charge is included, depending on dose.

Does Slinic offer a Wegovy tablet option?

Yes. Slinic’s fixed Wegovy Oral prices are £99.00 for 1.5mg, £119.00 for 4mg, £135.00 for 9mg and £179.00 for 25mg. MedExpress lists a Wegovy Pill at a discounted first-order price of £59.99 (list price £100.00) for 30 tablets at its starting strength, without a full published dose ladder at the time of writing. Every Slinic order remains subject to an individual clinical assessment.

Who is cheaper long term, Slinic or MedExpress?

For Mounjaro, Slinic is consistently cheaper across a full year of treatment at every dose. For Wegovy, MedExpress is marginally cheaper once delivery is included at the 0.25mg and 2.4mg doses; Slinic is cheaper in between.

Final Verdict

Both Slinic and MedExpress are legitimate, GPhC-registered UK pharmacies, and both are LegitScript certified. Both supply genuine, UK-authorised Mounjaro and Wegovy — the choice between them isn’t about medication legitimacy.

Slinic’s fixed 2026 prices are lower for Mounjaro across every published dose, with savings of £24.99 to £40.99 per pen and no discount codes required to get that price. Once delivery is included, the overall annual saving reaches approximately £432.00 at the 2.5mg starting dose. Wegovy pricing is mixed: MedExpress is marginally cheaper once delivery is included at the 0.25mg and 2.4mg doses, while Slinic is cheaper in between, at 0.5mg, 1mg and 1.7mg. Neither provider requires a subscription for individual orders, though MedExpress offers an optional recurring subscription pathway.

Beyond price, patients should weigh clinical support, governance and overall service. Every Slinic patient receives a one-to-one clinical assessment, including a live video consultation for new patients with a doctor or pharmacist clinician before prescribing. Slinic includes a structured monthly clinical review as standard and is operated through an NHS-contracted community pharmacy with SCOPE obesity management certification, backed by 25 years of pharmacy leadership and 19 national healthcare and business awards. MedExpress names a wider visible clinical team on its site. Slinic also offers a fully priced, four-strength Wegovy Oral tablet range, where MedExpress currently confirms one strength and price. For patients comparing the two providers: if you want the lowest Mounjaro price with no subscription and value NHS-contracted, SCOPE-certified clinical governance, Slinic is likely to suit you better. Either way, verify current prices and terms directly with the provider before ordering.

References

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6. MedExpress. How much does Wegovy cost and what are my options? support.medexpress.co.uk — correct as of February 2026, accessed 19 July 2026.
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9. MedExpress. Regulation. medexpress.co.uk — accessed 19 July 2026. Source of GPhC premises No. 9012633.

This page is for educational and informational purposes and reflects publicly available pricing and service information at the time of writing. Prices and services at both providers may change — always verify current details before ordering. This content does not constitute medical advice.