§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce legislation to make compulsory the labelling of medicine containing phenacetin in order to warn patients of the danger of overdoses.
§ Sir F. SoskiceSubstances which are controlled as poisons may be made subject to labelling requirements of this kind, but as I said in reply to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Holborn and St. Pancras, South (Mrs. Lena Jeger), on 9th March, I have not felt justified, on present information, in referring this substance to the Poisons Board, which advises me on such matters. Before considering the matter further I am awaiting the252W outcome of discussions with the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry and the Proprietary Association of Great Britain about the possibility of introducing a voluntary labelling scheme.