Written questions

NHS: Drugs

Commons · Question 21742 · Tabled 3 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Ashley Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many repurposed medicines have successfully been granted MHRA licences in the last two years.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 9 Jan 2025

In the last two years, there has been one medicine to date, namely Anastrozole, coming through the Repurposed Medicines Programme, with more information available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/medicines-2/medicines-repurposing-programme...