Mrs. Manningasked the Minister of Food what quantities of sugar, in terms of weight, are represented by the annual allocations now being made for each class of pharmaceutical preparations designated as official, non-official and medicinal tablets and lozenges.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe estimated usage of sugar for pharmaceutical preparations for the year 1949 is as follows:
Tons Official preparations (recognised by the British Pharmacopoeia) 5,900 Non-official preparations (recognised by the medical profession) 2,600 Medicinal tablets and lozenges 3,500 12,000