Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 90190

Prescription Drugs: Health Education

Tabled: 12 November 2025

Answered: 24 November 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of the long term impact of prescription painkillers.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is an executive agency of the Department, with responsibility for ensuring medicines meet appropriate standards of quality, efficacy, and safety.Medicines authorised to treat pain fall with se...

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