§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health on what date synthetic human insulin was licensed in Britain; and on what date warnings to patients were inserted in packs.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleySynthetic human insulin was licensed in June 1982. General patient leaflet warnings were available from the outset. As a result of reports that some patients had noticed less pronounced or no symptoms of hypoglycaemia on transferring to human insulin the licensing authority reviewed all data sheets and patient information leaflets. In March 1989 they requested manufacturers to add a specific warning to this effect.