Roz Gittins, Chief Pharmacy Officer at the General Pharmaceutical Council, said:
“We have followed up on the findings from a report by ITV News that people have been able to obtain weight management medicines from three online pharmacies without full and appropriate checks being carried out.
“We have inspected all three of these pharmacies. Two were not meeting all of our standards, and one remains under investigation. To protect the public, we are taking action so they make improvements to meet our standards.
“Our guidance is clear that when prescribing medicines used for weight management, the information provided by the person, including their weight, height and/or body mass index must be checked.
“We routinely inspect hundreds of pharmacies each month and have contact with many more in response to concerns that we receive. When we find a pharmacy is not meeting our standards, we take appropriate action against the pharmacy and also consider taking action against the pharmacists and pharmacy technicians involved."