Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 6750

Insulin

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Marie Goldman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the previous Government's directive not to prescribe diabetes medication for non-licensed purposes on the availability of insulin stock; and w

Answer

Karin Smyth

There are ongoing global supply issues with some medications used to treat diabetes, and we continue to work closely with all manufacturers of insulin and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists to improve the situation and ensure alternatives remain av...

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