§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will review the obligations on general practitioners to carry out tests and examinations as recommended by drug manufacturers(a) prior to placing patients on medication and (b) during treatment; [127482]
(2) if he will review the obligations on general practitioners and chemists to provide patients with dosage for prescription-only medicines. [127481]
§ Ms StuartGeneral practitioners should carry out a proper assessment before initiating a patient on any treatment and thereafter review the patient's treatment at regular intervals.
The British National Formulary, which is issued twice a year to all GPs and pharmacists, recommends that the dose and the dose frequency should be stated on a prescription, which will then be put on the label by the pharmacist.