Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 72861

Semaglutide

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Dr Allison Gardner

LabourStoke-on-Trent South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) help tackle illegal sales of semaglutide and (b) regulate unlicensed pharmacists.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for the regulation of all medicines and medical devices in the UK by ensuring they work and are acceptably safe. This also includes applying the legal controls on the retail sal...

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