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Written question asked by Denis MacShane (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 March 1996. It was answered by Gerald Malone (Conservative) on Monday, 25 March 1996 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
How many cases of hospital admissions are due to ailments caused by children ingesting pharmaceutical products they have extracted from blister-packs in the last year for which figures are available.
Answer

Mr. MacShane: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of hospital admissions are due to ailments caused by children ingesting pharmaceutical products they have extracted from blisterpacks in the last year for which figures are available.[21823] Mr. Malone: The information is not available centrally.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
21823; 274 c424W
Session
1995-96
Subjects
Children Admissions Hospitals Drugs Packaging