Migraines: Drugs
Commons · Question 13788 · Tabled 29 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanism exists for psychiatric adverse drug reaction signals, including Yellow Card reports and Prevention of Future Deaths reports, to be considered in national migraine prescribing guidanc
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 7 Jul 2026
The safety of medicines is closely monitored through the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) pharmacovigilance system. Reports submitted through the Yellow Card Scheme are used by the MHRA to identify and investigate potential adv...