Regulators issue warning over prescription-only weight-loss drug advertisements

Medical and pharmacy regulators have published an enforcement notice warning that advertisements for named prescription-only medicines (POMs) for weight-management are prohibited. The notice was published jointly by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on 11 April 2025. It outlined the MHRA and the GPhC’s […]

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Pharmaceutical journal/˜The œpharmaceutical journal
Published
2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.1211/pj.2025.1.353826
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Obesity and Health Practices
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Regulators issue warning over prescription-only weight-loss drug advertisements

Pharmaceutical journal/˜The œpharmaceutical journal
Obesity and Health Practices
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Regulators issue warning over prescription-only weight-loss drug advertisements

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Abstract

Medical and pharmacy regulators have published an enforcement notice warning that advertisements for named prescription-only medicines (POMs) for weight-management are prohibited. The notice was published jointly by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on 11 April 2025. It outlined the MHRA and the GPhC’s […]

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