Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 44853

Osteoporosis: Drugs

Tabled: 7 April 2025

Answered: 22 April 2025

Question

Matt Bishop

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that all NICE-approved medicines for osteoporosis are included in (a) ICS and (b) local formularies.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new licensed medicines should be routinely funded by the NHS based on an assessment of their costs and benefits.The NHS in Englan...

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