Obesity: Drugs
Commons · Question 10351 · Tabled 21 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Allison Gardner
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to widen bariatric patient access to (a) Wegovy, (b) Mounjaro and (c) other weight management drugs.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 28 Oct 2024
Obesity medicines can be effective for some patients living with obesity when prescribed alongside diet, physical activity, and behavioural support. Exactly what is most appropriate for an individual is down to health care professionals to advise, in disc...