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Obesity: Drugs

Commons · Question 10138 · Tabled 21 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how long patients will be able to use (a) Wegovy and (b) Mounjaro on the NHS; and how long they can safely be used for.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 28 Oct 2024

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effectiv...