GLP-1 Medical Weight Loss at Oshun · Kingston, Jamaica
Medical weight loss in Kingston, Jamaica.
Medical weight loss at Oshun is a doctor-led programme: diet, activity and support first, and a weekly GLP-1 medicine, semaglutide or tirzepatide, where it is right for you. These medicines are not a cosmetic treatment, and the weight usually returns if you stop. You start with a consultation with Dr. Charles Rockhead, from J$11,000.
Diet, activity and support come first, and carry on alongside any medicine.
Who it is for
On the weight licences, a BMI of 30 or more, or 27 or more with a weight-related condition.
A written plan
Your plan sets out the medicine, the dose steps and your monthly checks.
Your choice
Options in plain language, including none, and you decide.
Treatment Details
Working out your BMI.
For example, a height of 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) and a weight of 95 kg (209 lb) give a BMI of about 35. NICE and the NHS usually lower their BMI thresholds by 2.5 points for people of Black African or African-Caribbean family background, so 27.5 counts as obese. The licences do not change.
Medical Director: Dr. Charles Rockhead · Last updated: · Sources: England's NICE and NHS, the UK medicines regulator (MHRA), the European Medicines Agency, the US Food and Drug Administration and MedlinePlus. Prices: Oshun's own price list.
01Weight loss 101
What are GLP-1 weight-loss medicines, and who are they for?
Semaglutide (Ozempic, and Wegovy for weight) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro) are weekly injections that make you feel full sooner and slow how fast your stomach empties. Ozempic is licensed for type 2 diabetes; Wegovy and Mounjaro are licensed for weight. Our Ozempic and Mounjaro pages cover each one.
Who they are for
On their licences: a BMI of 30 or more, or 27 or more with a weight-related problem such as pre-diabetes (borderline high blood sugar), type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure. NICE, which decides what England's NHS pays for, is stricter.
Not for looks
The UK medicines regulator says they should only be used if you are overweight or diabetic, and not to lose weight for cosmetic reasons.
How much weight
In the main trials, people on Wegovy lost on average 15% of their weight over 68 weeks, against 2% on a dummy injection, and people on Mounjaro at least 15% over 72 weeks. People with type 2 diabetes usually lose less. Results vary.
Lifestyle first
NICE says the medicines come after changes to diet, activity and habits have been started and checked, and alongside them, never instead.
Keep in mind
The weight usually comes back if you stop.
In the Wegovy trial, people switched to a dummy injection regained 7% of their weight, while those who carried on lost a further 8%.
The EMA concluded people need to keep taking Wegovy to avoid regaining it. Whether and when to stop is a decision you make with Dr. Rockhead.
02Medical Leadership
Who will you see?
Dr. Charles Rockhead, in person, at 9 Devon Road in Kingston. He goes through your health, your medicines and your weight history, and baseline tests come before any medicine is decided. If you have had weight-loss injections elsewhere, tell him and bring the pen or box.
Dr. Charles Rockhead, Medical Director — Oshun Cosmetic Services, Kingston.
Dr. Charles Rockhead
Medical Director · Board-Certified OB/GYN · 30+ years of practice
Dr. Charles Rockhead is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with more than thirty years of practice in Kingston. He is the Medical Director of Oshun Cosmetic Services and the founding physician of Amadeo Medical Group, the parent clinical practice.
Your history, weight, an examination and blood tests, then a written plan.
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Starting low
The dose starts low and rises in steps, usually 4 weeks apart. Stomach side effects are most likely while it rises.
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Monthly checks
While you are on the injections, we check your weight, inches and body fat once a month, at no extra charge.
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NICE's 6-month check
NICE advises a check at 6 months: for Mounjaro, 6 months on the highest dose you can manage. If you have lost less than 5% of your weight, NICE says to consider stopping.
Your weekly injection
Dr. Rockhead gives the injection at the clinic. It is weekly, so ask when you book how your weekly visits are arranged.
04Side effects
Side effects, and when to get help.
Common
Feeling sick, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation and stomach pain. Drink plenty, especially after vomiting or diarrhoea; severe dehydration may need a hospital. Low blood sugar is very common if you also take insulin or a sulphonylurea.
Go to a hospital at once
For severe stomach pain that does not go away, sometimes spreading to your back, which can be pancreatitis; swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat, or trouble breathing; or a sudden change in your sight.
Call us
On (876) 676-6297 for pain in the upper stomach with yellow skin or eyes, fever or pale stools; passing much less urine, or swollen legs; or a lump in your neck, hoarseness or trouble swallowing; or any new symptom. If we are closed or you cannot reach us, see a doctor.
Before an operation or sedation
Tell your surgeon and anaesthetist you take a GLP-1 medicine, because it slows how fast your stomach empties.
05Is it for you
Who should not take these medicines?
Not for you if
You are pregnant, breastfeeding or trying for a baby; you or anyone in your family has had medullary thyroid cancer or MEN 2 (a condition that causes tumours in more than one gland); you are allergic to the medicine; or you have had pancreatitis or have severe stomach or bowel disease, which they have not been studied in.
Planning a baby
Use contraception while you take one. Stop semaglutide at least 2 months, and tirzepatide at least 1 month, before trying.
The pill and Mounjaro
Mounjaro can make the pill less reliable. Add a condom for 4 weeks after starting and after each dose rise, or switch to a coil or implant.
The thyroid warning
US labels carry a boxed warning because these medicines caused thyroid tumours in rats. Whether they do in people is unknown.
Never combine; beware of fakes
Do not take them with another GLP-1 or weight-loss medicine. The FDA warned in 2025 that fake Ozempic pens reached the US supply chain, and the UK regulator says never to buy from salons or social media.
06Cost & booking
How much does medical weight loss cost in Jamaica?
What it costs
The consultation with Dr. Rockhead starts at J$11,000. Blood tests and the medicine are charged separately, and you get the figures in writing before you start.
Paying
Cash, debit card, credit card or approved financing. Whether a health plan pays depends on the plan.
If this sounds right
The next step is a conversation, not a commitment.
Start with a consultation, in person, with Dr. Rockhead. No medicine is started until you have talked it through.
