§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he is taking to increase the awareness of the medical profession of the dangers of mistakes in drug administration.
§ Dr. VaughanThe Department is constantly alive to the need to ensure that all information related to the safe usage of drugs is conveyed to the medical profession as effectively as possible. For example, the data sheet which a licence holder is required to issue for all medicinal products promoted to the medical profession provides the prescribing doctor with information in a standard format on dosage, administration and any contraindications and warnings. If the hon. Member has a specific issue in mind, perhaps he would care to write to me.