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Hormone Replacement Therapy

Asked by Darren PaffeyLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 16 May 2025UIN 51693

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate availability of Premarin in the NHS; and what steps he is taking to support patients who are unable to access it.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Premarin tablets remain available. However, the supplier of Premarin has debranded this product, which means the product's brand name, Premarin, has been removed and it is now available and known under its generic name, which is conjugated oestrogens tablets.

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