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Obesity: Drugs

Commons · Question 85296 · Tabled 27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 6 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Alex Sobel

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he has considered the potential merits of establishing a database of licensed weight loss injection providers that is easily accessible to the public.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 6 Nov 2025

All GLP-1 medicines, which are licensed injections for weight loss, are prescription only medicines, which means they can only be prescribed by a healthcare professional.GLP-1 medicines can be purchased privately. A consultation with a healthcare professi...