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Aspirin: Prices

Commons · Question 23582 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 14 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason aspirin is on the price concessions list.

Answer

Answered by James Frith, 14 Sep 2026

Market prices of medicines can increase for several reasons, including normal market forces, manufacturing issues, and wider supply chain pressures, and prices can go up as well as down. Where the market price of a medicine suddenly increases, concessiona...