§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is her latest estimate of the number of units of temazepam which are sold in the United Kingdom each year from known manufacturers and suppliers; what is her latest estimate of the number of units of temazepam required for prescription under the national health service during the same period; and if she will make a statement. [19006]
§ Mr. BowisInformation on the total quantity of temazepam manufactured, held in stock, imported and exported in the United Kingdom is shown in table A. Information on total quantities dispensed in family health services authorities in England is shown in table B.
Table A: Summary of the 1993 annual returns for temazepam from Schedule 4 Authority holders under the Misuse of Drugs
Regulations 1985 in the UK (kilograms)
Quantity manufactured Manufacturers' stocks at 31 December Imports total Exports total 970.200 923.039 4,505.314 1,815.770
Table B: Temazepam dispensing in the family health services authorities in England 1993 (thousands). Prescription items Milligrams Tablets 2,765.3 1,307,399.5 Capsules 3,765.9 2,066,427.8 Oral preparations 119.8 60,665.5 Total 6,650.9 3,434,493.7 Total dispensing in the English FHSAs was therefore 3,434.5 Kilograms.