NHS: Drugs
Commons · Question 21743 · 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, what the average length of time has been for a repurposed medicine to be granted an MHRA licence from the point of application 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...