Wegovy online consultations: exactly what providers ask

A Wegovy online consultation is far less daunting once you know the syllabus. Every regulated UK provider asks broadly the same things — height and weight, medical history, current medicines, and a short set of questions that catch the situations where semaglutide isn't safe. Here's what the questionnaire covers, why providers want photos, how long approval takes at the 24 providers we track, and what happens if the answer is no.

What a Wegovy online consultation actually is

Wegovy (semaglutide) is a prescription-only medicine, so no UK pharmacy can simply add it to your basket. The consultation is the prescribing decision: a pharmacist prescriber or doctor reads your answers and decides whether Wegovy is clinically appropriate for you. It replaces the GP appointment — no referral needed, as we explain in our guide to getting Wegovy without a GP referral.

That legal requirement doubles as your best safety check. A site offering Wegovy with no health questions isn't cutting red tape, it's breaking the law — and probably isn't selling real Wegovy either. Our guide to buying Wegovy online safely shows how to verify a seller in two minutes.

The questions, section by section

Questionnaires differ in polish rather than substance. Nearly all of them cover five areas.

1. Height, weight and BMI

The gatekeeper question. UK providers prescribe Wegovy privately for adults with a BMI of 30 or above, or 27+ alongside a weight-related condition such as high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes. You enter height and current weight, and the form calculates BMI on the spot. Give your real numbers — most providers verify them against photos, and a prescription based on a made-up weight is a prescription based on nothing.

2. Your medical history

Expect direct questions about the conditions that change the risk picture: pancreatitis, gallbladder problems, thyroid disease, serious digestive conditions, diabetes and diabetic eye disease, and your mental-health history, including eating disorders. Some of these are outright stops; others just mean the prescriber wants more detail before deciding.

3. Medicines you already take

You'll list everything, but prescribers look hardest at diabetes medicines — insulin and sulfonylureas can cause low blood sugar alongside semaglutide — plus any other weight-loss medicine. Have your repeat-prescription list handy; it turns this section into thirty seconds' work.

4. Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Wegovy isn't prescribed during pregnancy or breastfeeding, and prescribers ask about your plans, not just your present. If you're trying to conceive, expect a no — and be glad the question was asked.

5. What you've tried so far

Most forms end with lifestyle questions: previous diets, activity levels, your goals. Wegovy's trial results — roughly 15% average body-weight loss over 68 weeks in STEP 1 — came alongside diet and activity changes, so prescribers want to see the injection treated as part of a plan, not the whole plan.

Photos and ID: why providers want pictures

Almost every provider now asks for a photo — often a full-body shot — plus photo ID before a first order. Boots Online Doctor builds an explicit photo check into its consultation, and the practice is now standard. It isn't about judging you: the checks confirm you are who you say you are, that your BMI entry is plausible, and that nobody is ordering pens for someone else. A provider that verifies nothing is being careless with a medicine that deserves better.

How consultations compare at seven providers

Figures come from our price tracker, checked 4 July 2026. The Weight Clinic is pinned first as our recommended provider. First-month prices are for the 0.25 mg starter dose, per 4 weeks.

All providers shown are GPhC- or CQC-regulated. Prices change and codes expire — confirm on the provider's own site before ordering. This is price information, not an offer of supply.

Two notes on reading that table. A free consultation is the norm, not a perk — of our 24 providers, only programme-style services such as Juniper and Second Nature fold it into a wider plan. And the starter price is the cheapest month you'll ever have: the 2.4 mg maintenance dose runs from £174.99 to £249 per 4 weeks across our tracker — our breakdown of what Wegovy costs in the UK walks through the full dose ladder.

How long the whole thing takes

Faster than most people expect. The questionnaire takes 10–15 minutes with your medicines list to hand — Oxford Online Pharmacy's assessment takes around three. Prescriber review usually lands the same working day; PrivateDoc quotes around four hours. Once approved, your pen ships in cold-chain packaging, typically arriving within 1–3 working days — several providers, The Weight Clinic included, deliver next day.

The consultation isn't a one-off, either. Reputable providers check in before each dose increase as you climb from 0.25 mg towards the 2.4 mg maintenance dose around week 17, asking about side effects — nausea being the most common — and progress. A provider that never wants to hear from you after taking payment is the wrong provider.

If the prescriber says no

Declines happen, and they're a feature of a safe system, not a failure of yours. The usual reasons: a BMI below the threshold, pregnancy or plans to conceive, a history of pancreatitis, medicines that don't mix with semaglutide, or answers the provider couldn't verify.

Ask the provider why — most will tell you — and if it's borderline, a chat with your own GP beats trying another questionnaire with shaded answers. Providers share the same red lines, and lying your way to approval only removes the checks that exist for you. Money-wise you're rarely out of pocket: Superdrug and LloydsPharmacy don't charge until you're prescribed, and The Weight Clinic refunds your order if its prescriber declines you.

Whatever you do, don't respond to a decline by finding a site that asks no questions — that path leads to unregulated sellers and counterfeit pens. Our guide to where you can buy Wegovy online lists the legitimate routes, and every provider in our price comparison table runs a proper consultation.

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