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Written question asked by Gordon McMaster (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 27 April 1994. It was answered by Tom Sackville (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 April 1994 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
What restrictions are in place on advertising drugs available without prescription which are designed to aid sleep; what checks are carried out to ensure that addictive or potentially harmful drugs are not advertised for mass consumption; what health warnings should be given in such advertisements; in what ways regulations or guidelines on the advertisement of such drugs have been amended or relaxed within the past five years; what plans she has to introduce new legislation, statutory orders or guidelines to regulate the promotion of aids to sleep which are available without prescription.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
242 c203W
Session
1993-94
Subjects
Advertising Health Drugs Regulation Warnings Sleeping pills
Legislation
Medicines (Labelling and Advertising to the Public) Regulations 1978