§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on his policy on the drug Tolcapone. [139279]
§ Ms StuartTolcapone, a treatment for Parkinson's Disease, is not currently available in the United Kingdom or in any other European member state. The marketing authorisation for Tolcapone, issued under the European centralised system, was suspended in 1998 following reports of serious side effects affecting the liver.