Websites offering weight-loss treatment services – February 2022
Published 15 March 2022
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The following companies have amended their advertising for weight-loss treatment services, following MHRA action on complaints to ensure that licensed prescription-only medicines (including advertising a particular medicine to treat conditions for which it is not licensed) are not promoted:
- Aktive Healthcare Limited (trading as AKtive Pharmacy)
- Medical WeightLoss 4 U
We advised relevant companies above that images of, or information about, medicines that are not licensed for weight loss should not be presented as such on their webpages. We reminded them that the suitability of a particular product as part of a weight-management service should be a professional prescribing decision based on a consultation to identify the suitability of any product or treatment for an individual.
The list relates to specific advertising action taken on a particular date and is no endorsement of the ongoing practices of the website.
You can see details of MHRA guidance for providers that offer medicinal treatment services in Appendix 6 of the MHRA Blue Guide.