§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many representations he has received regarding the exclusion of Solpadeine tablets from the limited list; and whether he will ask the review committee to re-examine this exclusion;
(2) whether he will request the review committee relating to the limited list of drugs to consider restoring Otrivine Anticistin nasal spray or Dimotapp L.A. tablets to the list for the relief of hay fever.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeWe have received a number of letters about the exclusion of Solpadeine from National Health Service prescription. The advisory committee on NHS drugs, whose establishment my right hon. Friend announced last week, will be free to reconsider at any time the need for any scheduled drugs, either on its own initiative or in response to representations from doctors or the pharmaceutical industry. I understand that, as a result of such representations, the advisory committee will look at Dimotapp LA tablets at an early stage.