NHS: Drugs
Commons · Question 21744 · 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, whether his Department is taking steps to decrease the amount of time it takes for a repurposed medicine to be granted an MHRA licence.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 9 Jan 2025
The Medicines and products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) reviews the efficacy, safety and quality of a repurposed medicine in a similar way to other medicinal applications. This review is part of the activities which MHRA contributes to under the Medicines Rep...