HC Deb 17 March 1969 vol 780 cc7-8W
55. Mr. Hooson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services on what grounds the drug Methedrine has been withdrawn from veterinary surgeons.

Mr. Crossman

To counteract the misuse of this drug by addicts the manufacturers, with the agreement of the medical and pharmaceutical professions, under took last year to restrict supplies to hospitals only, for an initial period of one year. My right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is considering the possible need to make this drug available to veterinary surgeons.