Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15769

Thromboembolism

Tabled: 3 July 2026

Answered: 14 July 2026

Question

Alicia Kearns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of potential impact of second-generation antipsychotic drugs on levels of risk of venous thromboembolism.

Answer

Preet Kaur Gill

Antipsychotic medicines are used to treat a range of mental health disorders, mainly schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, sometimes called manic depression, but may also be used in severe or difficult to treat anxiety or depression. Antipsychotics are gene...

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