§ 35. Mr. Nigel Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he is satisfied that all chemically equivalent medicines now being dispensed have the same level of biological activity as the original products; and whether he will issue a list of those generic preparations for which he has not yet received evidence of satisfactory biological activity from the licence holders.
§ Sir K. JosephThe answer to the first part of the Question is "No, Sir". An applicant for a new product licence is required to produce evidence of biological activity where this can be measured. Evidence of comparison with other products is not required.