PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Epilepsy: Drugs (4 October 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of the supply of (a) Tegretol and (b) other epilepsy medications.
Asked by:
Ben Coleman (Labour)
Asked by:
Ben Coleman (Labour)
Answer
The Department is working hard with industry to help resolve intermittent supply issues with some epilepsy medications. As a result of ongoing activity and intensive work, including directing suppliers to expedite deliveries, some issues, including with some Tegretol presentations, have been resolved. The Department continues to work closely with industry, the National Health Service, and others to help ensure patients continue to have access to an alternative treatment until their usual product is back in stock. This includes working with manufacturers of alternatives formulations to ensure they remain available and can support increased demand.
Answered by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)
11 October 2024
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