Petition · Department of Health and Social Care
Cap price hikes for privately prescribed essential medicines
Closed
7,054 signatures
What the petition asks
Introduce a cap to prevent large, sudden price rises for privately prescribed essential medicines, such as those used to treat obesity and require the CMA to review excessive increases.
Patients who rely on privately prescribed essential medicines can face sudden, extreme price hikes that make treatment unaffordable overnight. Stopping these medicines abruptly could cause serious health problems and increase NHS costs and price hikes could fuel unsafe black market alternatives. We believe this is a public health risk that needs urgent Government action.
Timeline
| 24 Sep 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
7,054
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
24 Sep 2025
Closed
24 Mar 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 29 Jul 2026.