HC Deb 15 March 1973 vol 852 c401W
Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services in view of the fact that the campaign in Kent has revealed the quantities and value of returned unwanted medicines and chemicals to he 1,360,000 tablets at a value of £70,565, whether he will estimate the total of such unwanted drugs and launch a national campaign on the lines of that conducted in Kent.

Mr. Alison

No reliable estimate is possible. Consultations are in progress with the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and the Society of Medical Officers of Health about the possibility of pilot campaigns in two regions.