Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 4937

Obesity: Drugs

Tabled: 9 September 2024

Answered: 12 September 2024

Named Day

Question

Dr Ben Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of online advertising regulations for prescription weight loss drugs.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The advertising and promotion of medicines in the United Kingdom is set out under the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (Part 14). These legal requirements are set out in the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) Blue Guide, which is ...

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