Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 81552

Bile Acid Malabsorption: Tirzepatide

Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

Luke Taylor

Liberal DemocratSutton and Cheam

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable access to Mounjaro for people with bile acid malabsorption.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
In the United Kingdom, medicines need to have a licence before they can be marketed, and these are granted by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). To get a licence, the manufacturer of the medicine has to provide evidence which ...

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