Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the prices of (a) hand sanitiser, (b) paracetamol and (c) other medical supplies in chemists and pharmacies do not increase as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society do not encourage or support profiteering or taking advantage of the current coronavirus outbreak. The Competition and Markets Authority are monitoring the situation and will look into reports of profiteering and take action to regulate prices. More information can be found at the following link:

https://www.rpharms.com/coronavirus/