Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 67566
Obesity: Drugs
Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 25 July 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce waiting times for patients eligible for NHS-prescribed weight loss medications.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe medicines liraglutide, under various brand names, semaglutide, brand name Wegovy, and tirzepatide, brand name Mounjaro, are already being made available for managing obesity for some patients attending National Health Service specialist weight managem...
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