Pethidine
(asked on 7th February 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the medicine pethidine is expected to be available for patients who have been prescribed it.
This question was answered on 20th February 2023
We are aware of supply issues with pethidine 50mg tablets until July 2023. However, alternative oral opioid analgesics remain available and clinicians who wish to continue to prescribe pethidine 50mg tablets can access these from specialist importers. Advice has been communicated to the National Health Service.