Cosmetics: Afamelanotide
Commons · Question 94642 · Tabled 26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Sharon Hodgson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out the legal status of the sale of tan- enhancing nasal products containing Melanotan II for cosmetic purposes.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 3 Dec 2025
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is required to determine whether products are medicines on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the definition of a medicine in The Human Medicines Regulations 2012, relevant case law, an...