HC Deb 09 February 1993 vol 218 cc614-5W
Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list those new chemical entity products that were made available to the NHS since 1985 that would have been covered by the areas on the original selected list.

Dr. Mawhinney

The United Kingdom licensing authority has no information as to whether products have been made available to the national health service. Product licences for the following new chemical entities have been granted by the United Kingdom licensing authority since 1985 in the therapeutic categories originally covered by the selected list scheme.

Therapeutic category Product name Drug name
Indigestion remedy Prepulsid Cisapride
Laxative Importal Lactitol Monohydrate
Vitamin Elcarn L-carnitine

Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list those new chemical entity products covered by the areas on the new selected list that have been made available to the NHS.

Dr. Mawhinney

The United Kingdom licensing authority has no information as to whether products have been made available to the national health service. Product licences for the following new chemical entities have been granted by the United Kingdom licensing authority in the therapeutic categories to which the selected list scheme has recently been extended.

Therapeutic category Product Name Drug Name
Anti-Diarrhoeal Imodium Loperamide
Allergic Disorders Zirtex Cetirizine

Therapeutic category Product Name Drug Name
Semprex Acrivastine
Tavegil Clemastine
Tinset Oxatomide
Hismanal Astemizole
Triludan Terfenadine
Hypnotics and Anxiolytics Rohypnol Fluntrazepam
Lexotan Bromazepam
Xanax Alprazolam
Noctamid Lormetazepam
Zimovane Zopiclone
Buspar Buspirone
Frisium Clobazam
Loprazolam Loprazolam
Appetite Suppressants Adifax Dexfenfluramine
Vaginal and Vulval conditions Gyno-Pevaryl Econazone
Contraceptives Femodene Gestodene and Ethinyloestradiol
Cilest Norgestimate and Ethinyloestradiol
Ovran Levo Norgestrel and Ethinyloestradiol
Noristerat Norethisterone Enanhate
Marvelon Desogestrel and Ethinyloestradiol
Drugs used in Anaemia Eprex Epoetin
Topical Antirheumatics Difflam Benzydamine
Drugs acting on the Ear and Nose Exterol Urea Hydrogen Peroxide
Syntaris Flunisolide
Flixonase Fluticasone
Rhinolast Azelastine
Drugs Acting on the Skin Retin A Tretinoin
Visderm Amcinonide
Daktarin Miconazole
Sulcosyn Sulconazole
Decoderm Fluprednidene
Iodosorb Cadexomer Iodine
Bactroban Mupirocin
Exelderm Succonazole
Modrasone Alclometasone
Mycospor Bifonazole
Epogam Gamolenic Acid
Lyclear Permethrin
Loceryl Amorolfone
Neotigason Acitratin
Dovonex Calcipotriol
Travase Sutilaine
Lamisil Terbinafine
Dermovate Clobetasol
Eumovate Clobetasone
Debrisan Dextranomer
Tigason Etretinate
Roaccutane Isotretinoin
Halciderm Halcinonide
Trosyl Ticonazole
Exoderil Naftifine
Skinoren Azelaic Acid
Efalith Lithium Succinate and Zinc Sulphate
Elocon Mometasone