Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17065

Analgesics

Tabled: 2 December 2024

Answered: 9 December 2024

Named Day

Question

Sir Julian Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy is on (a) doctors and (b) other qualified medical personnel administering pain-relieving drugs which may shorten lives; and whether regulations on that issue changed after the convi

Answer

Karin Smyth

A wide variety of medicines are used for the purpose of pain-relief, and they have differing levels of regulation. Some items can be bought off-the-shelf without a prescription, whilst others require authorisation from a medical professional. The Human Me...

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