§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will introduce regulations to prohibit the sending of free drug samples to general practitioners and hospitals except upon written application.
§ Sir K. JosephThe desirability of this is a matter which I shall be reviewing in the course of implementation of Section 66 of the Medicines Act. But I see no reason at the moment to take such218W during the year ending 31st December 1972:
action and the general level of sales promotion expenditure, including samples, is already discussed with pharmaceutical companies where appropriate under the Voluntary Price Regulation Scheme.