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Pyridoxine/doxylamine

Commons · Question 72140 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Oct 2025

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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.

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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 ...