Written question asked by Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 11 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 June 2026. It was answered by Preet Kaur Gill (Labour) on Thursday, 25 June 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Antidepressants
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is in place to manage withdrawal symptoms of patients coming off antidepressant prescriptions.
- Answer
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In 2022, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published guidelines entitled Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults to assist clinicians in supporting patients prescribed medicines with the potential for withdrawal-related adverse effects, including information on how to safely reduce and withdraw the prescribing of these medicines. The guidelines are available at the following link:
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 9060
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Prescriptions Antidepressants
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- 2026-06-25 11:47:43 +0100
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