Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 47865

NHS: Drugs

Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 30 April 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure proactive management of medicine shortages.

Answer

Karin Smyth
There are approximately 14,000 licensed medicines and the overwhelming majority are in good supply. Where supply issues do arise, we know how frustrating and distressing these can be for patients, and we work closely with industry, the National Health Ser...

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