§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish guidelines explaining why all medications need now to be in patient packs. [97479]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 5 November 1999]: There is no legal or National Health Service requirement for medicines to be supplied in patient packs. European Commission Directive 92/27 on medicines labelling and leaflets requires that medicines are supplied to patients with a detailed label and patient information leaflet containing a standard but extensive minimum set of information.