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Montelukast: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children aged one to five have been prescribed montelukast in each of the last five years.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
20 May 2025
Target answer date
22 May 2025
Answer
2 Jun 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children aged one to five have been prescribed montelukast in each of the last five years.

  2. 22 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) holds patient identifiable data relating to drugs prescribed in England and dispensed within a community setting, and which are submitted to the NHSBSA for processing.The following table shows the total number ...

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