Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 40872

Epilepsy: Drugs

Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Samantha Niblett

LabourSouth Derbyshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the availability of (a) Levetiracetam and (b) other medications in the supply chain.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department is aware that some manufacturers of levetiracetam tablets are facing supply issues. However, alternative suppliers can fully support the market during this time.Medicine supply chains are complex, global, and highly regulated, and there are...

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