How we work
Editorial & Review Policy
Monj publishes UK weight-loss medicine pricing data and patient-facing guidance. This page is the single place that explains who writes our content, how it is checked, how pharmacies are verified before they are listed, how we correct mistakes, and where to report a problem. Pricing definitions live on How Pricing Works; our commercial position lives in the Independence Statement; a plain overview of the site is on How Monj Works.
Our editorial principles
No pharmacy, clinic or manufacturer can buy a ranking, a rating or a place in our comparison tables. Commercial arrangements never influence position or editorial content.
Monj does not sell, prescribe or dispense medicines, and does not provide medical advice. We publish information; your prescriber, pharmacist and NHS services provide care.
Health guidance is built from the UK patient information leaflet, the Summary of Product Characteristics, MHRA safety communications, NICE and NHS guidance, and peer-reviewed research, each cited on the page by author or organisation. We do not cite commercial companies as clinical sources.
Where a symptom could be serious, we route people to 999, NHS 111, or their prescriber rather than keeping them reading. We never diagnose.
Where evidence is absent or contested, we say so plainly instead of implying certainty. We do not present anecdote as data, and we do not claim reviews that have not happened.
Mistakes are fixed promptly and material corrections are logged on the page itself, with the date, rather than quietly edited away.
Who writes and how it is checked
Monj content is written by Nick Johnson, founder of Monj and Independent Prescription Pricing Analyst at Medstack Ltd. Each content type is checked in the way that fits it, and we state exactly what that check is rather than implying a blanket clinical sign-off.
| Content type | Written by | How it is checked |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing data and comparison tables | Nick Johnson | Every listed price is checked against the pharmacy’s own checkout on a rolling schedule. Prices carry a last-checked time on the page. |
| Pharmacy verification and regulatory checks | Nick Johnson | Checked against the GPhC and CQC public registers, and against the pharmacy’s registration certificates, manually. See the four-point check below. |
| Consumer-protection and pricing guidance | Nick Johnson | Checked against the current text of the legislation, GPhC guidance and regulator publications cited on the page. |
| Health and treatment guides | Nick Johnson, from primary UK sources | Checked against the cited sources at the time of writing and at each scheduled review. No clinical review is claimed. |
How we verify a pharmacy before listing it
Every pharmacy on a Monj price list or directory passes a four-point check before it appears, and is removed if it later fails one.
- GPhC registrationThe pharmacy must be identifiable on the General Pharmaceutical Council register under the name and premises it trades from. Registration on the site is checked, not assumed from a logo.
- Clinical oversightPrescribing must be by a clinician on the GMC, NMC or GPhC register, or through a service registered with the Care Quality Commission, with an independent verification step in line with GPhC guidance for online supply updated in February 2025.
- Manual certificate checkWe check each pharmacy’s registration certificates manually rather than relying on a badge on its website. Where public records are incomplete, we ask the pharmacy for proof directly.
- Lawful online supplyThe provider must be authorised to sell medicines online in the UK, and its packaging and delivery of temperature-sensitive medicines must meet the standard the product requires. Providers that fail this are excluded.
How we check GPhC registration, and how you can check it yourself, is set out step by step in the GPhC verification guide.
How we gather and verify prices
- Record the all-in checkout totalWe record what a patient actually pays at checkout, including consultation, delivery and consumables where these are charged, rather than a headline figure that excludes them.
- Separate one-off offers from ongoing costFirst-order welcome codes are shown as discounts. Subscription prices are marked SUB and show the ongoing price once any introductory offer ends. The definitions are on How Pricing Works.
- Re-check on a rolling basisPrices change frequently. Listings are re-checked on a rolling schedule and after any provider or market change we become aware of, and each price table shows when it was last checked.
- Order by a published rulePrice lists are ordered by lowest total patient price, with alphabetical order breaking ties. Directory pages that are not price lists state their own ordering rule at the top of the page. Commission never affects order.
How we handle health content
Sourced from UK originals
We use the UK patient information leaflet, Summary of Product Characteristics, MHRA safety updates, NICE and NHS guidance and peer-reviewed research, and link them so you can check us.
Dated and re-reviewed
Health guides carry a last-reviewed date. We review sooner if UK product information, NICE guidance or MHRA advice changes.
No diagnosis, ever
Our tools help you decide who to contact. They never tell you what is wrong with you, and they never replace clinical assessment.
Corrections and complaints
If something on Monj is wrong, we want to know. Report it through our contact page and tell us the page and what looks incorrect.
| Type of issue | What we aim to do |
|---|---|
| Safety-critical error | Correct or remove as a priority as soon as it is verified, ahead of all other work. |
| Incorrect price or provider detail | Re-check against the provider and correct the listing. |
| Factual or typographical error | Corrected on the next editorial pass. |
| Material change to a health guide | Corrected and recorded in the change log shown on that page. |
Reporting problems to regulators
Some problems should go to a regulator, not to us. These are the official routes:
Side effects
Report a suspected side effect from any medicine, including a suspected fake product.
MHRA Yellow CardPharmacy conduct
Concerns about a registered pharmacy’s prescribing, supply or communication.
General Pharmaceutical CouncilMisleading advertising
Adverts for prescription medicines aimed at the public, or misleading price claims.
Advertising Standards AuthorityCommercial transparency
Monj is operated by Medstack Ltd, which also operates iGovy.co.uk, Ogovy.co.uk and Dayo.co.uk, and supports the Monjour patient community. Monj is not owned by, funded by, or affiliated with any pharmacy, clinic or pharmaceutical manufacturer, and is not an authorised distributor of any medicine. Some outbound links earn a referral commission; this never determines ranking, inclusion or editorial content. The full position is in the Independence Statement, and our commitment to donate a share of yearly profits is in the charity pledge.
Related pages
Pharmacy Score
How the pharmacy score and Trustpilot score work, and the standard to be listed.
Read it© 2026 Medstack Ltd. Written and published by Monj (monj.co.uk). You are welcome to link to this page or quote a short extract with a credit and a link. Republishing the text, page structure, safety-routing design or price data, in whole or in part, including to train or ground an automated system, is not permitted without written permission. See our independence statement and editorial and review policy.
Sources referenced on this page
Linked from the text above:
- General Pharmaceutical Council register www.pharmacyregulation.org
- GMC www.gmc-uk.org
- Care Quality Commission www.cqc.org.uk
- MHRA Yellow Card yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk
- General Pharmaceutical Council www.pharmacyregulation.org
Standing primary references for every Monj page:
- Mounjaro (tirzepatide) Summary of Product Characteristics and Patient Information Leaflet, electronic medicines compendium
- MHRA Drug Safety Update: GLP-1 receptor agonists
- NICE TA1026: tirzepatide for managing overweight and obesity
- General Pharmaceutical Council register of pharmacies
- MHRA Yellow Card scheme
