Obesity: Drugs
Commons · Question 50499 · Tabled 7 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 May 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been prescribed (a) Ozempic and (b) other weight loss medication in the last 12 months.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 14 May 2025
Ozempic is only licenced for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and can only be prescribed off-label for use in weight management. The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) collects data on the number of prescriptions dispensed in England. Between March ...