Pyridoxine/doxylamine
Commons · Question 72140 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has considered introducing a (a) support and (b) compensation scheme for people with lifelong disabilities as a result of exposure to Debendox during pregnancy.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 17 Oct 2025
Debendox was originally available as a triple combination of doxylamine succinate, an antihistamine, pyridoxine hydrochloride, a form of vitamin B6, and dicyclomine hydrochloride, an antispasmodic. The product was later reformulated to remove dicyclomine ...