Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 35664

Semaglutide

Tabled: 5 March 2025

Answered: 13 March 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are being prescribed Ozempic for weight loss in the UK.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Ozempic is only licenced for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and can only be prescribed off-label for use in weight management.The data requested is not held centrally. Although the NHS Business Services Authority collects data on the number of prescript...

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