§ Andy BurnhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health which health authorities have advised general practitioners to suspend temporarily the prescribing of statins in order to reduce the expected overspend on the general practitioners prescribing budget. [31108]
§ Ms Blears[holding answer 29 January 2002]: We are not aware of any health authorities offering such advice to their general practitioners. GPs should continue to prescribe medicines considered appropriate to meet the clinical needs of patients.