Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 33552

Obesity: Drugs

Tabled: 25 February 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Labour — Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of deaths caused by weight-loss drugs in each of the last five years.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for ensuring medicines, medical devices, and blood components for transfusion meet applicable standards of safety, quality, and efficacy. The MHRA rigorously assesses available ...
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