Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 108324

Skin Diseases: Steroid Drugs

Tabled: 26 January 2026

Answered: 30 January 2026

Question

Damien Egan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of Yellow Card reporting for capturing cases of Topical Steroid Withdrawal.

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 safety, quality, and efficacy.In 2021, the MHRA published a Public Assessment...

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