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Written question asked by Countess of Mar (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 February 2000. It was answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 February 2000.


Hunt of Kings Heath, Lord

Question
How many deaths and how many serious adverse reactions there have been from unlicensed herbal medicines, homeopathic medicines and vitamin and mineral supplements; and how these figures compare with deaths and serious adverse reactions to licensed pharmaceutical medicines since 1990. [HL 1144]. - Includes figures.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL 1144; 610 c63-4WA
Session
1999-00
Subjects
Death Complementary medicine Licensing Drugs Prescription drugs Side effects Herbal medicine Homeopathy
Contains statistics
Yes