Question follow-through · 76036

Epilepsy: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the supply of epilepsy medications.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
9 Sept 2025
Target answer date
11 Sept 2025
Answer
8 Oct 2025 · 29 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the supply of epilepsy medications.

  2. 11 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Department is working hard with industry to help resolve intermittent supply issues with some epilepsy medications. As a result of ongoing activity and intensive work, including asking manufacturers to expedite deliveries, most issues have been resolv...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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