§ Sir Dudley Smithasked the Secretary of State for Social Services why some prescription medicines are still being supplied by pharmacists to National Health Service patients where the instruction labels are printed in a foreign language and are usually not understood.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeExisting regulations provide that dispensed medicines must be labelled with relevant particulars, including directions for use, in English, though other languages in addition are not prohibited. If my hon. Friend has evidence that medicines are being supplied to patients with instructions which are not in English I should be grateful if he would let me have the details.