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United Kingdom · Question · Written question

UIN 35875

NHS: Drugs

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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5 March 2025

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11 March 2025 · Answer

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11 March 2025

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring large pharmacies to hold several months of reserve stock of medication.

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  1. 5 March 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring large pharmacies to hold several months of reserve stock of medication.

    Source: Commons

  2. 11 March 2025

    Answer

    Pharmacies are independent businesses and are expected to maintain a reasonable stock holding to meet their legal obligations to dispense all prescriptions with reasonable promptness, recognising that it is not feasible for a pharmacy to maintain stock of...

    Source: Written answer

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