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Question follow-through · 40872

Epilepsy: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the availability of (a) Levetiracetam and (b) other medications in the supply chain.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
28 Mar 2025
Answer
28 Mar 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the availability of (a) Levetiracetam and (b) other medications in the supply chain.

  2. 28 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Department is aware that some manufacturers of levetiracetam tablets are facing supply issues. However, alternative suppliers can fully support the market during this time.Medicine supply chains are complex, global, and highly regulated, and there are...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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