Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 69601

Obesity: Drugs

Tabled: 21 July 2025

Answered: 1 September 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question 67568 on Obesity: Drugs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of adverse health incidents associated with weight loss medications o

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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