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Propranolol: Prescriptions

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 17 October 2024UIN 8448

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of people being prescribed propranolol to treat anxiety.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The information requested is not held. National Health Service prescriptions do not list the indication for which the medicine is prescribed. It is therefore not possible to determine from prescribing data held by the NHS Business Services Authority the number of people being prescribed propranolol to treat anxiety.

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