§ 34. Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the Government's policies for general practitioner drug lists.
§ 50. Mr. Brandon-BravoTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the Government's policy towards general practitioner drug lists.
§ Mr. MellorWe are encouraging the continued development of voluntary local formularies (locally agreed lists of drugs which would normally be prescribed in the majority of cases) as a means of achieving more effective and economical prescribing by general medical practitioners. Formularies might cover a single practice, a group of practices or a family practitioner committee area. As we stated in working paper number 4, "Indicative Prescribing Budgets for General Medical Practitioners", it will be a responsibility of regional health authorities to encourage the development of joint formularies between FPCs and district health authorities.