Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 73954
Obesity: Drugs
Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 19 September 2025
Question
Jess Brown-Fuller
Liberal Democrat — Chichester
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand access to weight loss medications through the NHS.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedUntil recently, the newest obesity medicines liraglutide, under various brand names, semaglutide, under the brand name Wegovy, and tirzepatide, under the brand name Mounjaro, have only been available via the National Health Service through specialist weig...
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