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Nurse's death linked to weight-loss drug Mounjaro approved on NHS

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Susan McGowan , 58 , took two low-dose injections of tirzepatide, known under the brand name Mounjaro , over the course of about two weeks before her death on 4 September .

Her death certificate lists multiple organ failure, septic shock and pancreatitis as the immediate cause of death.

It is thought to be the first death officially linked to the drug in the UK .

Tirzepatide became the subject of national debate recently when the UK government announced plans to roll it out to unemployed people to help them back into work.

The government is partnering with the Mounjaro manufacturer to run a five-year trial in Greater Manchester .

Nearly 250,000 people are expected to receive the jab over the next three years as part of the trial.

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