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Make ozempic priority for diabetics during shortages

Submitted on Thursday 1st June 2023

Rejected on Friday 9th June 2023

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Make ozempic priority for diabetics during shortages

Petition Details

Make the nhs priority over ozempic being sold in private UK clinics. Diabetics need it for health reasons and are left without it for weeks.

Additional Information

Diabetics are being left without the medication they need and health should come first.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about the manufacturing and distribution of pharmaceuticals are a matter for individual pharmaceutical companies, not the UK Government or Parliament.

The Government has issued a Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP) for OzempicĀ® Solution for injection in pre-filled pen (Semaglutide): assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6385ce3f8fa8f54d560ea209/Ozempic.pdf

The company that manufactures it said: "The intermittent stock shortage of Ozempic is due to unprecedented levels of demand for this product which have tested our manufacturing capacity. Whilst we continue to increase our capacity significantly, our present supply does not always meet this excess demand, which has led to temporary shortages or intermittent supply which is expected to last into 2023."

We could accept a petition calling for the Government to review supply of and access to medications for diabetes, if that's something you'd like to happen.

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