Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 78870

Asthma: Prescription Drugs

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making all asthma-related medication free on prescription for adults.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

No specific assessment has been made of the potential merits of making all asthma-related medication free on prescription for adults.While there are no plans to amend the criteria for eligibility for free prescriptions, approximately 89% of prescription i...

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