Question follow-through · 117146

Huntington's Disease: Hyoscine Hydrobromide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme, b) Staffordshire and c) England with Huntington's disease are able to access hyoscine hydrobromide.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
4 Mar 2026
Answer
11 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people in a) Newcastle-under-Lyme, b) Staffordshire and c) England with Huntington's disease are able to access hyoscine hydrobromide.

  2. 4 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    We are aware that hyoscine hydrobromide 1.5 milligram patches are currently out of stock and we are in dialogue with the manufacturer. We do not hold information on stock availability locally, however, this product is currently unavailable across the Unit...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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