§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidelines his Department has issued to ensure that contraception devices have clear information on their use and rate of success. [32434]
§ Ms JowellContraceptive devices which fall under the remit of the Medicines Control Agency are subject to European Directive 92/27/EEC. This Directive details medicine labelling and patient information leaflet regulations. Mention of efficacy levels in these patient information leaflets or licensed product information is considered promotional material and not permitted.
It is not generally appropriate for the Government to guide industry on how to communicate about its products. We would, however, expect manufacturers to follow the general principles of ensuring communication is clear, comprehensive and explicit to ensure potential users can make appropriate choices.