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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 ...