§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects the Medicines Control Agency to decide whether to exempt 75mg strength aspirin from restrictions on pack sizes; and if he will make a statement. [64441]
§ Ms Jowell[holding answer 17 December 1998]: A review of the status of 75 milligram aspirin regarding the recent pack size restrictions is currently being co-ordinated by the Medicines Control Agency.
In line with statutory requirements, expert advice is being sought from the Committee on the Safety of Medicines (CSM) and public consultation will follow shortly after. An announcement will be made when the advice of CSM and the Medicines Commission and the responses to the public consultation have been considered.