§ 17. Brigadier Medlicottasked the Minister of Health if he will make arrangements to have available in this 1540 country a supply of the American preparation for skin complaints known as hydrosulphosol.
§ Miss Hornsby-SmithNo, Sir. My right hon. Friend is not aware of any general demand for this substance from the medical profession in this country, where preparations with similar therapeutic effect to that claimed for hydrosulphosol are available at a fraction of the cost.
§ Brigadier MedlicottCan the hon. Lady explain why it was that in a recent case, in order to provide a single prescription under the National Health Service, a supply of this preparation was obtained from America at a cost of over £130?
§ Miss Hornsby-SmithI can sympathise with the complaint of the hon. and gallant Member, but the very fact that the information became public was due to the vigilance of the particular committee in having the matter investigated.
§ Mr. SnowWill the hon. Lady guard against these continuous and rather ambitious claims from America concerning new drugs, the results of which do not always bear out the individual claims?