Prescription Drugs: Misuse

(asked on 29th January 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out the proposed authors of the forthcoming Public Health England review on addiction to medicine.


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 6th February 2018

Public Health England (PHE) will carry out a public-health focused review of commonly prescribed medicines, authorised for adults who have non-cancer pain, anxiety, insomnia or depression. The report will be authored by PHE but will include contributions from academic institutions which will be appointed following a tender process.

More information about the review, including its scope and the methods that will be used, is available at:

www.gov.uk/government/news/prescribed-medicines-that-may-cause-dependence-or-withdrawal

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