§ Sir Patrick McNair-WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish a list showing the prescribed brands of anti-diarrhoeals and the price of a day's supply.
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§ Dr. Mawhinney[holding answer 9 March 1993]: The anti-diarrhoea] drugs—British National Formulary section 1.4—dispensed in England in 1991 by community pharmacists and appliance contractors dispensing doctors and personal administration were as follows:
- Aroben powder
- Arret adult syrup
- Arret capsules (2mg)
- Arrowroot (solid)
- Chalk and catechu mixture paediatric BNF 1963
- Chalk and opium aromatic mixture (BP)
- Chalk aromatic mixture
- Chalk aromatic power BPC
- Chalk (solid) BP
- Chalk mixture paediatric BP
- Codeine phosphate/magnesium chloride mixture 30/250mg/5ml
- Collis Browne's mixture
- Collis Browne's tablets
- Diareze capsules 2mg
- Diarphen tablets
- Diarrest liquid
- Diocalm ultra capsules 2mg
- Diocalm tablets
- Diocare sachets
- Enterosan tablets
- Imodium capsules (2mg)
- Imodium syrup 0.2mg/ml
- Imodium syrup 1mg/5ml (half strength)
- Imodium syrup 1mg/5ml half dose
- K.L.N. suspension
- KAO-C mixture junior
- KAO-C suspension adult
- Kaodene suspension
- Kaolin and morphine mixture BP
- Kaolin compound powder BPC 1963
- Kaolin light (solid) BP
- Kaolin mixture BP
- Kaolin mixture paediatric BP
- Kaonorm suspension
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- Kaopectate suspension 1.03g/5ml sugar free
- Lomotil liquid 2.5mg/5ml sugar free
- Lomotil liquid 2.5mg/5ml sugar free (2.5ml dose)
- Lomotil liquid sugar free (half strength)
- Lomotil tablets (2.5mg)
- Loperamide hydrochloride capsules 2mg
- Loperamide hydrochloride powders 1mg
- Maws K.L.N. suspension
- Sulphurated potash and kaolin capsules 20/200mg
The quantity required, and therefore the price, per day will vary depending on the clinical needs of the patient.