§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will give the respective prices charged for 100 tablets of Frusamide 40 mg and 100 tablets of Lasix 40 mg; if he will explain the medical use of such preparations, noting any difference in their efficacy; 145W and if he will make a statement; (2) if he will give the respective prices charged for 100 tablets of Phenylbutazone 100 mg and 100 tablets of Butazolidin tablets 100 mg; if he will explain the medical use of such preparations, noting any difference in their efficacy; and if he will make a statement; (3) if he will give the respective prices charged for 100 tablets of Oxytetracycline 250 mg and 100 tablets of Terramycin tablets 250 mg; if he will explain the medical use of such preparations, noting any difference in their efficacy; and if he will make a statement.
§ Dr. VaughanThe information in respect of prices is as follows:
I refer the hon. Member also to my reply to him on 30 June.—[Vol. 987,c. 442–44.]
Preparation Basic price per 100 tablets Ex pack size p (1) Frusamide 40 mg 193 500 Lasix 40 mg 563 1,000 594 250 (2) Phenylbutazone 100 mg 40 1,000 Butazolidin 100 mg 134 1,000 143 100 (3) Oxytetracycline 250 mg 114 1,000 Terramycin 250 mg 499 1,000 519 100 550 16 Preparations in (1) are diuretics and are used predominantly for the oral treatment of excess body fluids where simpler preparations have not proved effective; preparations in (2) are anti-rheumatics used mainly in the treatment of arthritic diseases; preparations in (3) are antibiotics, which are used in the treatment of a wide variety of infections.