§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will list the new selected items that have been made available to the NHS;
(2) if she will list the new chemical entity products made available to the national health service since February 1993 that would have been covered by the selected list scheme.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThis information is not available centrally.
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the representations she has received from(a) the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, (b) those who prescribed drugs and (c) others to extend the number of drugs on the current selected list.
§ Dr. MawhinneyNone.
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health which drugs have been deleted from the current selected list giving their manufacturers, since February 1993; and which company manufactured each.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe generic drug Ammonia and Ipecacuanha Mixture BP has been deleted from the selected list since February 1993.
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§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what drugs have been included on the selected list since February 1993; and who were their manufacturers.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information is shown in the table.
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Drug Manufacturer Algipan Wyeth Laboratories Anadin Extra Soluble Tablets Whitehall Laboratories Arnica Lotion Weleda UK Asilone Liquid Crookes Healthcare Ayrtons Analgesic Balm Ayrton Saunders Beecham Analgesic Cream SmithKline Beecham Boots Menthol and Wintergreen Embrocation Boots Pharmaceuticals Bronalin Decongestant Seton Healthcare Calpol Infant Suspension The Wellcome Foundation Camphor Spirit J. M. Loveridge Cremalgin Balm Rhone Poulenc Rorer Cuprofen Soluble Tablets Seton Healthcare Culpepper Healing Ointment Culpepper Culpepper Rheumatic Cream Culpepper Cupanol Under Six Suspension Seton Healthcare DHL Rheumatic Massage Cream DHL Products Diazepam oral solution 5mg/5m1 Generic; various manufacturers Diazepam oral suspension 5mg/5m1 Generic; various manufacturers Disprin Direct Tablets Reckitt & Colman Dragon Balm Gerrard House Dubam Cream Norman Chemicals Dubam Spray Relief Norman Chemicals Elliman Universal Embrocation SmithKline Beecham Fibrosine Analgesic Balm International Chemicals Fiery Jack Cream J. Pickles & Sons Fiery Jack Ointment J. Pickles & Sons Fluimucil Granules Zambon (UK) Gaviscon 250 Tablets Reckitt & Colman Germolene Ointment SmithKline Beecham Goodards White Oils Embrocation LRC Products Isoaminile Linctus Fisons Pharmaceuticals Lemsip Flu Strength Reckitt & Colman Lloyds Cream (Odour Free) Seton Healthcare Lloyds Heat Spray Haventrail Mentholatum Deep Heat Massage Liniment Mentholatum Company Mentholatum Deep Heat Maximum Strength Rub Mentholatum Company Mentholatum Deep Heat Rub Mentholatum Company Nella Red Oil Nella Pharmaceuticals Paldesic Elixir RP Drugs Panadol Body and Infant Sanofi Winthrop Suspension Panadol Extra Soluble Tablets Sanofi Winthrop Phor Pain Goldshield Pharmaceuticals Phor Pain Double Strength Goldshield Pharmaceuticals Potters Household Liniment Potters Herbal Supplies Potters Nine Rubbing Oils Potters Herbal Supplies PR Heat Spray Crookes Healthcare Radian-B Liniment Fisons Consumer Health Radian-B Rub Fisons Consumer Health Ralgex Cream SmithKline Beecham Ralgex Stick SmithKline Beecham RRC1 Cream Radiol Chemicals Salonair Salonpas (UK) Sanatogen Children's Vitamins Plus Minerals Fisons Consumer Health Solpadeine Tablets Sterling Health Sudafed Nasal Spray The Wellcome Foundation Superdrug Heat Spray Mentholatum Company Thermogene Medicated Rub SmithKline Beecham Tiger Balm Liquid LRC Products Tiger Balm Red LRC Products Tiger Balm White LRC Products Unicap M Tablets Upjohn Unicap T Tablets Upjohn Vadarex Wintergreen Heat Rub Cupal Products Vicks Vaposyrup Childrens Dry Cough Procter & Gamble Zam Buk Ointment Fisons Consumer Health
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the procedure for(a) pharmaceutical companies and (b) prescribers to (i) ask for a particular drug to be included in the selected list and (ii) overturn a decision to remove a drug from the selected list.
§ Dr. MawhinneyPrescribers or manufacturers can at any time ask the committee to review any product which is on the list of non-prescribable drugs, or to ask for one to be added to it.
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions she has had with(a) representatives of the pharmaceutical industry and (b) the advisory committee on NHS drugs about research and development into new products and medicines that may be affected by the selected list.
§ Dr. MawhinneyNone.