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Semaglutide

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 18 August 2026UIN 17865

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS has spent on semaglutide prescribed for weight management in each year since it became available on the NHS; and how many patients received such treatment in each of those years.

Answered by Mr James Frith

The requested information is not held centrally. However, available data on the total number of patients prescribed with semaglutide for all purposes, and the cost of dispensing it to them, is maintained by the NHS Business Services Authority and is available at the following link:

www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk

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