Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's policy is on the use of the hormone PMSG in medication.
Pregnant mare’s serum gonadotropin which is also referred to as equine chorionic gonadotropin (PMSG or eCG), is not used in any medicinal products in the United Kingdom. As such, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency do not have a specific policy on PMSG and would assess any authorisation requests for a medicine or products that contain PMSG on a case by case basis.
PMSG may be used in livestock management, which falls under the remit of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate.