HL Deb 19 December 1984 vol 458 c720WA
Lord Winstanley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will take steps to ensure that the generic equivalents of commonly prescribed named drugs are available from British sources.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Security (Lord Glenarthur)

Where generic equivalents of commonly prescribed named drugs are available, most can be supplied from British sources.