Medscape November 10, 2025
NEWPORT, Wales – Specialist primary-care clinics for prescribing and managing weight-loss drugs received widespread support in a debate at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Annual Conference 2025 on the role of GPs in prescribing such treatments.
Speakers and delegates agreed that any prescribing should come with dedicated funding, resources, and multidisciplinary input, including nutritional and psychological support.
The debate, held amid a surge in demand for weight-loss medications, explored both ethical and practical issues.
The speakers — Dr David Mummery, a South London GP and member of the RCGP Medical Ethics Committee, and Dr Sapna Agrawal, a West Midlands GP and RCGP First Five Medical Ethics Committee Representative — discussed patient safety, equity, and system capacity.
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