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Semaglutide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) tackle the illegal availability of Ozempic injections online.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
29 Jan 2025
Target answer date
3 Feb 2025
Answer
3 Feb 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) tackle the illegal availability of Ozempic injections online.

  2. 3 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The illegal sale and supply of human medicines is recognised as a significant challenge for regulators across the world. Buying medicines, including weight loss medicines, from illegally trading websites can be harmful to health, as the medicines received...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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