Weight Loss Clinic in Shoreham-by-Sea
Weight Loss Clinic in Shoreham-by-Sea
Mounjaro and Wegovy prescribed and reviewed on-site by an independent prescriber, a straight run east along the A27 from Shoreham-by-Sea. Free consultation, monthly reviews, stop anytime.
Mounjaro and Wegovy, prescribed on-site by an independent prescriber.
A short run east along the A27 from Shoreham-by-Sea, Coldean Pharmacy hosts Brighton Clinics' pharmacist-led GLP-1 clinic. The free consultation, the prescription and every monthly review are all carried out in person.
Shoreham is an active, outdoors town, and the frustration for many patients is that all that activity still doesn't shift the last couple of stone. GLP-1 based treatment works on the appetite side of that equation, and we review you face to face every month rather than posting out medication.
Call 01273 605657 or book online, free consultations are usually available within the week.
Is there a weight loss injections clinic near Shoreham-by-Sea?
Brighton Clinics runs one, about eight miles and 20 minutes east along the A27 from Shoreham-by-Sea, at Coldean Pharmacy, 16 Beatty Avenue, Coldean, Brighton BN1 9ED. Nothing here is handled remotely: the free consultation, the GLP-1 prescription and every monthly check-in are all done in person by an independent prescriber. Book online or call 01273 605657.
This page is written and clinically reviewed by the pharmacist team behind Brighton Clinics' weight-management service, led by Superintendent Pharmacist Brijesh Thaker (GPhC 2079034) with Kathryn Harries (GPhC 2057551), following NICE guidance on obesity, NHS guidance on obesity and NHS healthy weight guidance. Brighton Clinics is a GPhC-registered pharmacy, number 9010023. Treatment is not suitable for everyone, eligibility is confirmed only after a consultation and clinical assessment.
How does the medication help if I'm already active?
For anyone already active on the water or the towpath, the appetite side of the equation is usually the missing piece, and that's exactly what this treatment targets. GLP-1 based and dual GLP-1/GIP based medicines are weekly injections that mirror the gut hormones released after a meal, one type through the GLP-1 receptor alone, the other through GLP-1 and GIP together. Digestion slows, hunger settles, and the food noise that undoes an otherwise active lifestyle fades into the background. Training and cycling still matter; treatment simply stops appetite cancelling out the effort.
Does it matter which medicine class I'm prescribed?
It can, yes. Two classes exist, a single-hormone GLP-1 medicine and a dual-hormone GLP-1/GIP medicine, and clinical trials of both have shown significant average weight loss for many people, though the right one for you depends on tolerance, medical history and clinical suitability rather than a fixed rule, which is exactly what the consultation is for. Results vary between individuals and are never a promise. Neither is started at full strength, both begin at a low dose and step up gradually, and treatment is only prescribed where it is genuinely appropriate.
Am I eligible near Shoreham-by-Sea?
NICE's threshold is a BMI of 30, or 27.5 with a condition linked to weight, such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or sleep apnoea, and it drops further for several ethnic backgrounds, including South Asian, Chinese, other Asian, Middle Eastern, Black African and African-Caribbean, since the associated health risks appear earlier. Being active on the water or the towpath doesn't automatically rule treatment in or out, it's your BMI and history that decide, properly checked at a free consultation with no assumptions made beforehand.
What are the safety risks and side effects?
Most people get some nausea, indigestion, constipation or diarrhoea in the first four to eight weeks, easing off as the body adjusts. Less often, gallbladder problems occur, and rarely, pancreatitis, both explained properly at your consultation rather than buried in small print. The dose is escalated slowly specifically to limit these effects, and because reviews happen face to face every month, anything unusual gets noticed early, useful if you're still training or on the water while adjusting.
NHS route or private clinic, what's the difference?
NHS Tier 3 services can prescribe these medicines, but demand far outstrips capacity and waits commonly run to many months or more. If your schedule allows it, ask your GP surgery about a referral first, since it costs nothing. If you would rather not wait for a slot to become available, we offer the same medicines with a monthly face-to-face review, no subscription and no contract, so you can stop the moment you're happy with where you are.
Active but stuck, the Shoreham pattern
Plenty of the Shoreham-by-Sea patients we see are already doing the right things: paddleboarding off the beach, walking the Adur towpath at low tide, cycling up towards the airport and back. The frustration is that activity alone often can't outrun appetite, and that is precisely the lever GLP-1 treatment pulls, quietening the food noise so the active life you already lead finally shows on the scales rather than just maintaining the status quo. Because you keep training while you lose, the monthly in-person review matters: we track weight and side effects, adjust the dose, and make sure the loss is coming off sustainably rather than too fast. Between the houseboats moored along the Adur and the light aircraft coming in to land at the airport, it's a town that notices detail, and patients here tend to ask sharper questions about dosing and side effects than most, which the free consultation is built to answer properly. Twenty minutes up the A27, parking on the door, and no contract holding you to anything.
How do I get to the clinic from Shoreham-by-Sea?
Join the A27 at the Adur flyover and head east past Southwick and Portslade, staying on the bypass around the north of Brighton, then come off at the Coldean and Moulsecoomb junction for Coldean Lane and Beatty Avenue, about eight miles and roughly twenty minutes. There's free patient parking on-site for the monthly reviews, a straightforward run whether you're coming from the harbour or the beach side of town. Brighton Clinics, Coldean Pharmacy, 16 Beatty Avenue, BN1 9ED.
Weight loss clinic near Shoreham-by-Sea
Portslade and Hove cover the stretch of coast towards Brighton, and Worthing covers the other direction, each with a dedicated weight loss page. For Shoreham-by-Sea specifically, Coldean Pharmacy also runs a travel clinic and ear wax removal service, and the weight loss hub rounds up the rest of the catchment.
What's included in your weight loss programme.
Free initial consultation, GLP-1 prescription on-site by an independent prescriber, monthly progress reviews. No subscription, no contract.
Free initial consultation
Pharmacist-led BMI check, medical history, goals and eligibility review. No charge, no pressure - only if it is right for you do we prescribe.
Mounjaro (tirzepatide)
Eli Lilly's GLP-1/GIP dual agonist. KwikPen format, prescribed in escalating doses from 2.5mg to 15mg weekly.
Wegovy (semaglutide)
Novo Nordisk's GLP-1 receptor agonist. Pre-filled pen, escalated from 0.25mg to 2.4mg weekly. An option where Mounjaro is not suitable.
Independent Prescriber on-site
Brijesh Thaker (GPhC reg. 2079034) and Ahsan Khair (GPhC 2232869) prescribe, dispense and review your treatment in one place. No external prescriber middleman.
Monthly progress reviews
Weight, side effects, dose adjustments and your next month's medication. 10 to 15 minutes, booked or walk-in.
Stop anytime
No subscriptions, no auto-billing, no contract. Stop the moment you reach your goal, or anytime before.
How it works
Three steps from consultation to first injection.
Free initial consultation
Call 01273 605657 or walk in. We check your BMI, take a brief medical history, talk through your goals, and confirm GLP-1 treatment is right for you. About 20 minutes.
Prescription and first injection
If eligible, Brijesh prescribes your starting dose (usually Mounjaro 2.5mg or Wegovy 0.25mg weekly) at Brighton Clinics, 16 Beatty Avenue, Coldean BN1 9ED, about 20 mins from Shoreham-by-Sea, and walks you through self-injection. You leave with your first month's supply.
Monthly reviews and dose escalation
Come back monthly for a 10 to 15 minute check-in - weight, side effects, dose adjustment if appropriate, and next month's supply. Most patients see clear results within 12 to 16 weeks.
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Getting to 16 Beatty Avenue from Shoreham-by-Sea
East from Shoreham-by-Sea on the A27 over the Adur flyover and past Southwick, then to the Coldean and Moulsecoomb junction for Coldean Lane and Beatty Avenue. Free patient parking on-site.
Clinically reviewed by Brijesh Thaker, IP, GPhC 2079034
Superintendent Pharmacist at Brighton Clinics (Coldean Pharmacy) in Coldean, Brighton, and an independent prescriber. Responsible for clinical governance across the travel, ear wax microsuction and weight-management services.
Common questions from Shoreham patients.
Yes, and being active doesn't move that threshold. NICE guidance sets it at 30 or above, or 27.5 with a condition like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or sleep apnoea, and lower for some ethnic backgrounds. Bring your actual BMI and history to the free consultation and we'll check properly rather than assume either way.
Your BMI and health history are checked properly, in person, by an independent prescriber, alongside a conversation about your activity levels and goals. Only after that review is complete does the discussion turn to whether treatment is appropriate. It's unhurried, free, and there's no pressure to start anything on the day.
Two prescription-only medicines make up the options: a GLP-1 medicine, semaglutide, marketed as Wegovy, and a dual GLP-1/GIP medicine, tirzepatide, marketed as Mounjaro. Whichever is prescribed, if either, is only prescribed if it's clinically appropriate for you after a consultation and assessment, not chosen off a list.
It mirrors the gut hormones released after eating, one class through GLP-1 alone, the other through GLP-1 and GIP together, slowing digestion and settling hunger. For anyone already active on the water or the towpath, that's usually the missing piece training alone can't fix.
For most people, yes, and normal activity typically continues throughout. The dose starts low and rises gradually, and monthly face-to-face reviews track how you're responding, catching anything unusual early. It isn't suitable for everyone, which is part of what the consultation is there to check.
Usually not for long. Nausea, indigestion, constipation or diarrhoea are common in the first four to eight weeks, then typically settle. Gallbladder problems are less common, pancreatitis rarer still. We start the dose low specifically to keep you functioning normally while your body adjusts.
Often, yes, alongside the activity you're already doing, since the medicine tackles appetite rather than fitness. Trial data on these medicine classes points to significant average weight loss for many people, commonly in the mid-teens to low twenties as a percentage of body weight by twelve to eighteen months, but no single result is ever a promise.
That's a reasonable question, and no GP referral is needed to book with us directly. An NHS Tier 3 referral exists but capacity is limited, so the realistic wait tends to run into many months. If that suits your timeline, ask your GP. If not, we can get you started this week.
You can book ahead or walk in, whichever suits. It's a ten-to-fifteen-minute check covering your weight, any side effects, dose adjustments if needed, and your next month's supply, all handed over face to face by the same prescriber each time, so continuity is kept even if your schedule varies week to week.
Yes, sleep apnoea is one of the weight-related conditions NICE recognises as lowering the eligibility threshold to a BMI of 27.5. Whether treatment is actually suitable for you still depends on your full medical history, properly reviewed by your prescriber at the free consultation.
In a single visit, for most people. Eligibility is confirmed first, and only then does your prescriber write anything or show you the injection technique. Patients from Shoreham-by-Sea rarely need a second appointment just to get started, so the whole process from calling to first dose usually takes about a week.
East along the A27 from the Adur flyover, about eight miles and twenty minutes. Free patient parking is available on-site at Coldean Pharmacy, 16 Beatty Avenue, BN1 9ED, a straightforward run whether you're coming from the harbour or the beach side of town.
Book online or call 01273 605657, free consultations are usually available within the week. There's no referral to arrange, and if it's not the right treatment for you, we'll tell you at the consultation, no charge either way, and no pressure to book again.
Yes, there's no subscription and no contract, so stopping is entirely your decision, whether that's once you've reached your goal or sooner, and your prescriber is happy to talk through the reasoning either way. Call 01273 605657 or see the booking page for current pricing.
Information on this page is for general guidance. Suitability for GLP-1 weight loss treatment depends on BMI, medical history, and clinical assessment. A consultation determines whether treatment is appropriate.
Sources: Tirzepatide for managing overweight and obesity · Semaglutide for managing overweight and obesity · GLP-1 receptor agonists - prescribing and safety information · Mounjaro KwikPen Summary of Product Characteristics · Obesity overview and treatment options · Register entry - Brijesh Thaker (Reg. 2079034) · Register entry - Ahsan Khair (Reg. 2232869)
Book your free weight loss consultation.
A free weight loss consultation a straight run along the A27 from Shoreham-by-Sea, with free parking on arrival. Mounjaro or Wegovy prescribed on-site by an independent prescriber, monthly reviews, no subscription and no contract. Call 01273 605657 to book.