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Methylphenidate: Shortages

Commons · Question 25553 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 27 Jan 2025

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Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October to Question 9576 on Methylphenidate: Shortages, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the supply of methylphenidate for ADHD since October 2024.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 27 Jan 2025

The Department continues to work hard with industry and NHS England to help resolve the supply issues with some attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medicines, which are affecting the United Kingdom and other countries around the world. As a re...