§ Mr. SimsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the regulations or guidelines which enable pharmaceutical companies to acquaint doctors with their products but preclude them from doing so in respect of nurses; and what plans she has to change these arrangements with the extension of limited prescribing powers to certain categories of nurses.
§ Dr. MawhinneyRegulations made under the Medicines Act 1968 do not preclude pharmaceutical companies from acquainting nurses with their products, although the advertising of prescription medicines which may be administered by nurses is confined to nursing journals. Regulations also provide that prescription medicines may be advertised to those who may lawfully prescribe them.