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Epilepsy: Drugs

Commons · Question 18354 · Tabled 6 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 12 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Mark Pritchard

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure sufficient supplies of (a) lamotrigine, (b) Epilim Chronosphere and (c) other epilepsy medication.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 12 Dec 2024

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 directing suppliers to expedite deliveries, some issues, including with s...