Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 37512

Semaglutide

Tabled: 11 March 2025

Answered: 18 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total cost to the public purse was of prescribing Ozempic to NHS patients without a diagnosis of diabetes, heart disease or kidney disease in 2024-25.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Information is not collected on the clinical condition a medicine is prescribed for. Ozempic is only licenced for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and guidance is clear that medications licensed to treat type 2 diabetes should not be prescribed for weight...

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