§ Mr. Pavittasked the Minister of Defence what quantities of the four groups of drugs now supplied by the Minister of Health to the hospitals as a service of the Crown were used in the Services for 12 months to the last convenient date.
§ Mr. WatkinsonIt is assumed that the Question refers to the four principal groups of drugs which are now being44W purchased by the Ministry of Health from abroad. The quantities of these four groups of drugs used by the Services during the period 1st January, 1961, to 31st December, 1961, are as follows:
Chloramphenicol Powder … … 8,095 grms Capsules 250 mg. … … 364,828 Chlortetracycline Capsules 250 mg. … … 581,404 Capsules 50 mg. … … 82,400 Oxytetracycline Tablets 250 mg. … … 773,900 Tablets 100 mg. … … 28,050 Tablets 50 mg. … … 25,275 Tetracycline Tablets 250 mg. … … 746,220 Tablets 100 mg. … … 65,790 Tablets 50 mg. … … 32,500