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Prescriptions

Asked by Dr Luke EvansConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 23 June 2025UIN 59462

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with NICE on reducing overprescribing.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department has had no recent discussions with either the Royal Pharmaceutical Society or the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on reducing overprescribing.

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