§ 56. Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will consider setting up other United Kingdom regional centres, with emphasis upon the effects of drug inter-reactions, to complement that in Wales where adverse drug reactions may be reported regionally to hasten feedback to general practitioners.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeRegional monitoring centres exist in three regions—west midlands, northern and, Wales—where reports to the Committee on Safety of Medicines of suspected adverse reactions to drugs are collected before being passed to the committee in London. The impact of these regional centres is being evaluated. If they prove effective in stimulating reporting and assisting general practitioners, the committee will consider whether similar schemes elsewhere might be useful.