Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 3664

Lecanemab

Tabled: 30 August 2024

Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to make Lecanemab available on the NHS to patients with early onset Alzheimer’s disease.

Answer

Karin Smyth

We understand how important it is to patients and their families that they are able to benefit from access to innovative treatments that can slow down the effects of this complex disease.Decisions on whether new medicines should be routinely funded by the...

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