Question follow-through · 63104
Methylphenidate: Shortages
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to work with manufacturers of Concerta XL to (a) resolve the ongoing supply shortages and (b) prevent disruption for patients reliant on this medication.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 26 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 3 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to work with manufacturers of Concerta XL to (a) resolve the ongoing supply shortages and (b) prevent disruption for patients reliant on this medication.
30 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Department can confirm that the supply disruptions affecting various strengths of Concerta XL, generic name methylphenidate, tablets have now been fully resolved. We continue to support the NHS England’s attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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