ADHD: Drugs
Commons · Question 76480 · Tabled 10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) prescribers and (b) pharmacy contractors adhere to guidance on the prescribing of ADHD medication by generic name.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 17 Oct 2025
The Department has made no assessment of the potential impact of brand-specific prescribing on the availability of medication at pharmacies.Decisions about what medicines to prescribe are made by the doctor or healthcare professional responsible for that ...