§ Sir E. Bullusasked the Minister of Health to what extent the increase in the number of prescriptions dispensed by pharmacists in general practice is due to the number of out-patient departments which, because of inadequate staff, have been obliged to issue E.C.10 prescription forms to meet the requirements of their patients.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonBetween 1st February and 30th November, 1965, retail chemists dispensed 576,435 more prescriptions for hospital out-patients than in the corresponding period in 1964. This constituted 1.8 per cent of the total increase in the number of prescriptions dispensed by retail chemists.