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Laws & regulations

The rules for wellness clinics.

Wellness sits where advertising rules, medicines law, and consumer law meet. Most clinics are caught out by the claims, so that is where we start.

5 specific rules · plus 9 for every clinic · Last reviewed 10 November 2026

How we build for wellness clinics
01LawMHRA · ASA

Prescription only medicines advertising

Read the source (opens in a new tab): The Human Medicines Regulations 2012

What it says

Prescription only medicines, including weight loss injections, cannot be advertised to the public.

Your website
Weight management pages built around a consultation, with no medicine names promoted.
Your systems
Booking and messages that never name a prescription only medicine.
How we work
We check titles, file names, and ads for medicine names before launch.
02LawMHRA

Injectable vitamins and IV therapy

Read the source (opens in a new tab): The Human Medicines Regulations 2012

What it says

Injectable vitamins are prescription only medicines, so a prescriber must assess the client before treatment.

Your website
IV pages that explain the prescriber assessment.
Your systems
IV therapy locked in booking until a prescriber has assessed and approved the client.
How we work
No direct impact.
05LawLocal councils

Local authority licensing and registration

Read the source (opens in a new tab): Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, Part VIII

What it says

Many councils require practitioners or premises offering treatments such as acupuncture to register, and London boroughs licence special treatments such as massage.

Your website
Registration or licence details shown where your council expects them.
Your systems
Practitioner records that hold registration numbers and expiry dates, with renewal reminders.
How we work
No direct impact.

Built in, not bolted on

A site that follows the rules.

We build every rule on this page into the websites and systems we make for wellness clinics. This is a plain English summary, not legal advice, so check each source and take advice from your regulator, indemnity provider, or clinical lead.