Insulin
Commons · Question 6750 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Marie Goldman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the previous Government's directive not to prescribe diabetes medication for non-licensed purposes on the availability of insulin stock; and w
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 14 Oct 2024
There are ongoing global supply issues with some medications used to treat diabetes, and we continue to work closely with all manufacturers of insulin and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists to improve the situation and ensure alternatives remain av...