Question follow-through · 51693

Hormone Replacement Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate availability of Premarin in the NHS; and what steps he is taking to support patients who are unable to access it.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
12 May 2025
Target answer date
16 May 2025
Answer
16 May 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate availability of Premarin in the NHS; and what steps he is taking to support patients who are unable to access it.

  2. 16 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 May 2025

    Answer published

    Premarin tablets remain available. However, the supplier of Premarin has debranded this product, which means the product's brand name, Premarin, has been removed and it is now available and known under its generic name, which is conjugated oestrogens tabl...

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