Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 71918

Mental Illness: Drugs

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients experiencing mental health problems are provided with comprehensive information on (a) potential side effects, (b) interactions with other medication

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

Any decision to prescribe a medicine should be made following a conversation between the prescriber and patient. This is known as shared decision making and should involve discussing with the patient the risks, benefits and possible consequences of differ...

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