§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the guidelines are for the issue of Viagra on NHS prescription, with particular reference to the general practitioner's discretion. [86301]
§ Mr. DenhamSubject to Parliamentary approval, from 1 July changes will be incorporated in schedule 11 of the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992 which will specify those categories of patients for whom general practitioners may prescribe drug treatments for impotence, including Viagra, on the NHS.