United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 40965
Prescription Drugs: Shortages
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24 March 2025
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31 March 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) ensure patients have timely access to and (b) prevent shortages in prescription medication.
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24 March 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) ensure patients have timely access to and (b) prevent shortages in prescription medication.
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31 March 2025
Answer
There are approximately 14,000 licensed medicines, and the overwhelming majority are in good supply. Where supply issues do arise, we know how frustrating and distressing these can be for patients, and we work closely with industry, the National Health Se...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-24/40965
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1787987
- uk · wq-1787987 · source updated 31 March 2025