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Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Drugs

Commons · Question 67716 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing national prescribing guidance to Integrated Care Boards to ensure the availability of Xonvea.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 18 Jul 2025

The Department recognises that hyperemesis gravidarum is a debilitating condition that can have a devastating impact on women and their families.Decisions about what medicines to prescribe are made by the doctor or healthcare professional responsible for ...