Question follow-through · 48639
Estradiol: Shortages
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the serious shortage protocols introduced for Estradot patches are (a) communicated clearly to (i) pharmacies and (ii) prescribers and (b) impleme
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 28 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 6 May 2025 · 8 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
28 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the serious shortage protocols introduced for Estradot patches are (a) communicated clearly to (i) pharmacies and (ii) prescribers and (b) impleme
30 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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6 May 2025
Answer published
There are over 70 hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products, and the vast majority are in good supply. Previously there have been issues with the supply of a limited number of these products, primarily driven by very sharp increases in demand. Following ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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