§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when and how she intends to publish the findings and recommendations of the Medicine Control Agency's investigation into corticosteroids; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Medicines Control Agency has investigated the issue of immunosuppression in patients taking corticosteroids and in particular the association with disseminated chickenpox. Advice has been sought from the Committee on Safety of Medicines and its findings and recommendations will be published in the next issue of the bulletin "Current Problems in Pharmacovigilance". This will be circulated to all doctors and pharmacists next month.