Asked by: Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat - East Dunbartonshire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) men and (b) women have died from anaphylaxis; and of those how many had an epinephrine autoinjector administered prior to death in each of the past five years.
Answered by Steve Brine
This information is not available.
Asked by: Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat - East Dunbartonshire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of Persistent Genital Arousal Syndrome (PGAS) have been recorded in each of the last five years; and how many PGAS specialists are currently practising in England.
Answered by Steve Brine
This information is not held centrally.
Asked by: Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat - East Dunbartonshire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2018 to Question 173542 on Allergies: Medical Treatments, what support his Department has provided to people affected by the national shortage of EpiPen 0.3mg auto-injectors.
Answered by Steve Brine
The Department is working very closely with all the manufacturers of adrenaline auto-injectors, the Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency, and NHS England to improve the situation as quickly as possible. Supplies of EpiPen 0.3mg and the alternative adrenaline auto-injectors are currently available in volumes that are sufficient to meet normal United Kingdom requirements and further deliveries of all three brands of adrenaline autoinjectors are expected in the coming weeks. Comprehensive information and guidance, with input from National Health Service allergy experts has been cascaded to all healthcare professionals, schools, patient groups and frontline NHS services, which provides information about the supply issue, management options and advice to share with patients.
Asked by: Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat - East Dunbartonshire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2018 to Question 173542 on Allergies: Medical Treatments, what assessment he has made of the effect of the national shortage of EpiPen 0.3mg Auto-Injectors on levels of supply of alternative epinephrine auto-injectors.
Answered by Steve Brine
The Department is working very closely with all the manufacturers of adrenaline auto-injectors, the Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency, and NHS England to improve the situation as quickly as possible. Supplies of EpiPen 0.3mg and the alternative adrenaline auto-injectors are currently available in volumes that are sufficient to meet normal United Kingdom requirements and further deliveries of all three brands of adrenaline autoinjectors are expected in the coming weeks. Comprehensive information and guidance, with input from National Health Service allergy experts has been cascaded to all healthcare professionals, schools, patient groups and frontline NHS services, which provides information about the supply issue, management options and advice to share with patients.
Asked by: Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat - East Dunbartonshire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeframe is to resolve the national shortage of EpiPen 0.3mg Auto-Injectors.
Answered by Steve Brine
Departmental officials are in regular contact with Mylan, the United Kingdom licensed supplier of Epipens, as there have been ongoing supply issues affecting this product. Supplies are currently available of the 0.3mg, although limited, and are being closely managed to ensure that pharmacies can obtain stock to fulfil prescription for patients. Mylan anticipates that supplies will stabilize in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Asked by: Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat - East Dunbartonshire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to ensure the adequate provision of EpiPen 0.3mg Adrenaline Auto-Injectors in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Steve Brine
Departmental officials have been in regular contact with the United Kingdom licensed supplier of Epipens, Mylan, and are working closely with them to resolve the supply situation as quickly as possible. Mylan’s contract manufacturer, Meridian Medical Technologies is a Pfizer company. The Department has had no specific discussions with representatives of Pfizer with regard to the adequate provision and number of Epipens.
Supplies are currently available, although limited, and are being closely managed to ensure that pharmacies can obtain stock to fulfil prescriptions for patients. Officials have shared information about the current supply position for Epipens with colleagues in the Scottish Government.
Asked by: Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat - East Dunbartonshire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with his Scottish counterpart on the adequate provision of EpiPen 0.3mg Adrenaline Auto-Injectors in the UK.
Answered by Steve Brine
Departmental officials have been in regular contact with the United Kingdom licensed supplier of Epipens, Mylan, and are working closely with them to resolve the supply situation as quickly as possible. Mylan’s contract manufacturer, Meridian Medical Technologies is a Pfizer company. The Department has had no specific discussions with representatives of Pfizer with regard to the adequate provision and number of Epipens.
Supplies are currently available, although limited, and are being closely managed to ensure that pharmacies can obtain stock to fulfil prescriptions for patients. Officials have shared information about the current supply position for Epipens with colleagues in the Scottish Government.
Asked by: Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat - East Dunbartonshire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Pfizer on the supply of an adequate number of EpiPen 0.3mg Adrenaline Auto-Injectors to the UK.
Answered by Steve Brine
Departmental officials have been in regular contact with the United Kingdom licensed supplier of Epipens, Mylan, and are working closely with them to resolve the supply situation as quickly as possible. Mylan’s contract manufacturer, Meridian Medical Technologies is a Pfizer company. The Department has had no specific discussions with representatives of Pfizer with regard to the adequate provision and number of Epipens.
Supplies are currently available, although limited, and are being closely managed to ensure that pharmacies can obtain stock to fulfil prescriptions for patients. Officials have shared information about the current supply position for Epipens with colleagues in the Scottish Government.