Written questions

Quetiapine: Shortages

Commons · Question 35874 · Tabled 5 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the shortage of quetiapine modified-release tablets on Bipolar patients.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 11 Mar 2025

The Department has made no such assessment. We are aware of supply issues affecting several brands and tablet strengths of quetiapine modified release tablets. Following the Department working with suppliers, there have been improvements in supply through...