Prescription Drugs
Commons · Question 129035 · Tabled 21 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to address the potential impact of brand-specific prescribing on the availability of medication at pharmacies.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 28 Apr 2026
Decisions about what medicines to prescribe, including whether to prescribe by brand name or generically, are clinical decisions made following discussion with a patient.Where a prescriber specifies a particular brand or supplier because it is clinically ...