Health written question – answered at on 20 November 2008.
Paul Rowen
Shadow Minister, Work & Pensions, Whip
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions his Department has had with regulators on the safety of Melanotan.
Dawn Primarolo
Minister of State (Department of Health) (Public Health)
Medicinal products are regulated by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), part of the Department of Health. The MHRA considers that the unlicensed, injectible products Melanotan I and II fall within the definition of a medicinal product. Unlicensed medicinal products may not be advertised or placed on the market. As the Melanotan products are not licensed, the MHRA has no data to show that they are safe or of good quality.
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