| Heading: |
Epilepsy: Drugs |
| Question ID: |
1788017 |
| UIN: |
40872 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-24 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5150 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Samantha Niblett
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Samantha Niblett
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the availability of (a) Levetiracetam and (b) other medications in the supply chain. |
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true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-28 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4444 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Karin Smyth
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| Answering Member handle: |
karinsmyth
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@karinsmyth
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| Answer text: |
The Department is aware that some manufacturers of levetiracetam tablets are facing supply issues. However, alternative suppliers can fully support the market during this time.Medicine supply chains are complex, global, and highly regulated, and there are... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |