HC Deb 17 May 1994 vol 243 cc419-20W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the firms which are or have been involved in the manufacture of diethylstilbestrol for distribution in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Sackville

Firms that currently hold marketing authorisations for the drug diethylstilbestrol are Approved Prescription Services, A. Nelson and Co. Ltd. and Norgine Ltd.

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what is the percentage uptake of regular diethylstilbestrol examinations by those women whose mothers received it during pregnancy in each local health authority in England and Wales;

(2) what guidelines her Department has issued regarding the frequency of diethylstilbestrol examinations for women whose mothers were prescribed it during pregnancy.

Mr. Sackville

The Department has issued no guidelines on regular diothylstilbestrol examinations for women whose mothers were prescribed it during pregnancy.

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health under which names diethylstilbestrol is or has been marketed in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Sackville

Diethylstilbestrol has been marketed under the following brand names: Stilboestrol, Stilboestrol BP, Tampovagan Stilboestrol and Lactic Acid Pessary, Menopax, Sedestran, Merven and Pabestrol.