Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 44657

Vitamin B12

Tabled: 7 April 2025

Answered: 25 April 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing over-the-counter sales of vitamin B12 injections in the UK.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has authorised several medicines for use in different circumstances associated with vitamin B12 deficiency. The legal status assigned to medicines is dependent on an assessment of the product a...

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