HC Deb 14 March 1995 vol 256 c543W
16. Mr. Khabra

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what efforts are being made by her Department to increase the proportion of generic drugs prescribed by general practitioners in place of their branded equivalents.

Mr. Malone

The Department's policies to promote cost-effective prescribing by general practitioners have brought about significant and continuing increases in the use of generic medicines.