§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what research has been done on the proportion of elderly158W people admitted to hospital who are admitted as a direct result of the adverse effects of medication; and what were the finding of the research.
§ Mr. MellorThe Department has commissioned no research on this specific issue but doctors are responsible for considering the risks of known adverse reactions when they write prescriptions, and the published data sheets draw attention to such reactions.