Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 27365

Semaglutide

Tabled: 29 January 2025
Answered: 3 February 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) tackle the illegal availability of Ozempic injections online.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The illegal sale and supply of human medicines is recognised as a significant challenge for regulators across the world. Buying medicines, including weight loss medicines, from illegally trading websites can be harmful to health, as the medicines received...

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