Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 13788

Migraines: Drugs

Tabled: 29 June 2026

Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanism exists for psychiatric adverse drug reaction signals, including Yellow Card reports and Prevention of Future Deaths reports, to be considered in national migraine prescribing guidanc

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The safety of medicines is closely monitored through the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) pharmacovigilance system. Reports submitted through the Yellow Card Scheme are used by the MHRA to identify and investigate potential adv...

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