§ Ms. Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if the patient leaflet which is to accompany each 460W package of Depo Provera has yet been agreed between the licensing body and the manufacturers; which languages it is to be printed in; and whether doctors will have to order the leaflet specially for distribution in languages other than English.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe text of the patient information leaflet has been agreed by the licensing authority and the manufacturers of Depo Provera. It will be printed in the following languages: English, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Chinese, Turkish and Greek. Tape cassettes of the text of the leaflet will also be available. The company will send the English version of the leaflet to doctors with a reply-paid card which doctors may use to order leaflets or cassettes in foreign languages as required.