§ 33. Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate of the savings which would be made if for FP10 prescriptions nitrazepam were dispensed as a generic substitute for branded forms and diazepam as a generic substitute for branded forms.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergPrescribing figures for individual named drugs are of commercial value. It is not the practice to divulge them or information which would enable such figures to be calculated.
§ 35. Mr. Palmerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he expects to receive figures for 1982 which will enable him to estimate the current potential saving to the National Health Service if all general practitioners' prescriptions were replaced by the generic equivalent.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergPrescribing statistics for individual products for 1982 are not expected to be available until June.