HC Deb 24 January 1997 vol 288 cc766-7W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research he has evaluated from other EU countries regarding the efficacy of beta interferon in the treatment of MS. [11880]

Mr. Malone

Efficacy of Betaferon, the only preparation of beta interferon currently licensed in the United Kingdom is a matter for the European Medicines Evaluation Agency.

A European public assessment report (EPAR), which summarises the data on which the decision to grant the marketing authorisation are made, is available from the European Medicines Evaluation Agency, 7 Westferry circus, London E14 4HB.