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Epilepsy: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle shortages of epilepsy medication.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
11 Nov 2024
Target answer date
13 Nov 2024
Answer
18 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle shortages of epilepsy medication.

  2. 13 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Department is working hard with industry to help resolve the intermittent supply issues with some epilepsy medications. As a result of ongoing activity and intensive work, including directing suppliers to expedite deliveries, some issues, including wi...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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