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Insulin: Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure insulin is distributed to (a) large and (b) small pharmacies across the UK.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
28 Nov 2024
Target answer date
2 Dec 2024
Answer
4 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure insulin is distributed to (a) large and (b) small pharmacies across the UK.

  2. 2 Dec 2024

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  3. 4 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The Department continues to work with all suppliers to ensure that insulin products are distributed and available for both small and large pharmacies.There are ongoing global supply issues with Tresiba FlexTouch 100 units per millilitre pre-filled pens an...

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