Prescription Drugs
Commons · Question 129571 · Tabled 23 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NICE plans to develop a new product for off-patent medicine reappraisals.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 29 Apr 2026
As the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) moves towards a whole life-cycle approach to producing guidance, it is considering whether its methods and processes for reviewing guidance on off-patent medicines need to change. NICE’s whol...