Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of levels of availability of Tegretol prolong release medication.

The Department was notified of supply issues with Tegretol 200 milligram and 400 milligram prolonged release tablets in December 2023. We took swift action, working with industry to help resolve them. As a result, supplies of both strengths are now available from the manufacturer and we are working with them to ensure these are distributed to wholesalers, as quickly as possible.

We issued communications to the National Health Service to provide guidance on the management plan and how to support patients affected by the supply issues. We have confirmed that supplies of alternative Tegretol tablets have remained available throughout.