Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 22 November 2022.
Baroness Masham of Ilton
Crossbench
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage pharmaceutical companies, in particular Sanofi, to (1) licence, and (2) register, new medications for tuberculosis in England, in particular Rifapentine.
Lord Markham
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care
Suppliers, such as Sanofi, will determine whether to apply for a marketing authorisation for a new medicine from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). For an authorisation to be granted for a medicine, the MHRA must receive a full marketing application from the applicant.
Yes1 person thinks so
No2 people think not
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