§ 42. Mr. Sternasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on the extent to which the limited list of prescribable drugs is achieving its objectives.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe savings flowing from the selected list scheme of prescribable drugs are on course for the target of £75 million a year and are already being spent elsewhere in the National Health Service. This initiative has also stimulated pharmaceutical companies to reduce prices of many of their products to the level the National Health Service can afford. The Advisory Committee on National Health Service Drugs has worked hard and effectively to ensure that clinical needs of patients are met at reasonable cost to the National Health Service.