Obesity: Drugs
Commons · Question 57241 · Tabled 4 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the misuse of weight-loss medications; and what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland on thi
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 10 Jun 2025
When prescribing weight-loss drugs, prescribers, whether National Health Service or private, are accountable for their prescribing decisions, and are expected to take account of appropriate national guidance. In addition to the duty of the prescriber, pat...