Semaglutide
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are being prescribed Ozempic for weight loss in the UK.
Answered by Karin Smyth
Ozempic is only licenced for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and can only be prescribed off-label for use in weight management.
The data requested is not held centrally. Although the NHS Business Services Authority collects data on the number of prescriptions dispensed in England for Ozempic, they do not collect data on the clinical condition it is prescribed for.
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