ASA issues ruling against weight loss injection ads
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has issued a ruling against an aesthetic clinic following Whatsapp and Instagram advertisements of prescription-only weight loss injections.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has issued a ruling against an aesthetic clinic following Whatsapp and Instagram advertisements of prescription-only weight loss injections.
THIS STORY WAS UPDATED ON 16/12/22. The regulator for independent healthcare services in Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS), has announced that non-prescribing medical aesthetic practitioners can no longer perform dermal filler injections without a prescriber present on-site.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has released clarification on the guidelines for prescriptions emphasising that remote prescribing for cosmetic and aesthetic purposes is not permitted. The NMC has told Aesthetics
An Enforcement Notice on January 31 highlighting the rules and concerns around botulinum toxin advertising and other prescription-only medicines on social media has prompted a surge of enquiries to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
The Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) has published new guidance for responsible prescribing for cosmetic practitioners.
A national petition to make dermal fillers prescription only and the relevant insurance required to access them mandatory has been launched by the Joint Council of Cosmetic Practitioner (JCCP).