Question follow-through · 40286
Antidepressants: Prescriptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to stop the overprescription of antidepressants.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 21 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 31 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
21 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to stop the overprescription of antidepressants.
25 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Mar 2025
Answer published
Antidepressants can be an effective treatment option for depression when prescribed safely and in alignment with patient preferences. They are also used in anxiety and chronic pain.It is for the responsible clinician to work with their patient to decide o...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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