Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 23071

Mental Health: Drugs

Tabled: 9 January 2025

Answered: 15 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Luke Charters

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with stakeholders on intermittent shortages of (a) Olanzapine and (b) other anti-psychosis medicines in the UK.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Department officials regularly meet with manufacturers and suppliers to discuss shortages of olanzapine and other anti-psychosis medicines, and how to manage them.We have been notified of some issues for olanzapine tablets and orodispersible tablets, howe...

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