Websites offering medicinal treatment services for weight loss – September 2024
Published 7 November 2024
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The following companies have amended their advertising following MHRA action on complaints to ensure that Prescription-Only Medicines (including advertisement for use outside the terms of their licence) are not promoted to the public:
- Elements Medical Ltd t/a The Virtual Slimming Clinic
- SemaPen Ltd t/a SemaPen
We advised some of the 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.