Question reference: S5W-17895
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 27 July 2018
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 14 August 2018
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-17582 by Jeane Freeman on 23 July 2018, whether it can confirm that sunscreen is available on prescription for patients with Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP).
Answer
Sunscreen is available on prescription to patients who have specific medical conditions. This includes people with photosensitivity due to genetic conditions and cancer patients who have skin photosensitivity as a result of radiotherapy.