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Belantamab Mafodotin

Commons · Question 50115 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 12 May 2025

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Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is aware of Blenrep; and when it will be available to NHS patients.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 12 May 2025

The Department is aware of the medicine belantamab mafodotin (Blenrep). In the United Kingdom, medicines need to have a licence before they can be marketed, granted by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Licences confirm the he...