Question follow-through · 9060

Antidepressants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is in place to manage withdrawal symptoms of patients coming off antidepressant prescriptions.

answeredHelen MorganDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
11 Jun 2026
Target answer date
15 Jun 2026
Answer
25 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is in place to manage withdrawal symptoms of patients coming off antidepressant prescriptions.

  2. 15 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    In 2022, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published guidelines entitled Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults to assist clinicians in supporting patients pre...

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