§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the medicines currently available that are not licensed for human administration. [18593]
§ Mr. MaloneThe information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Unlicensed medicines may be manufactured or imported for supply to the order of a doctor or dentist for their individual patients.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what medicines currently given to children are administered by a route, in a formulation or in a dosage which has not been approved by the Medicines Control Agency. [18594]
§ Mr. MaloneWhen medicines are administered to children by a route, in a formulation or in a dosage which has not been approved for that age group by the Medicines Control Agency, this occurs outside the terms and conditions of the medicinal product licence and is the responsibility of the prescribing physician. Such usage is not reported to the Medicines Control Agency.