Written question asked by Lord Mann (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 January 2005. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 January 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many pharmacies supply prescription (a) methadone and (b) bupraenorphine; and how many of these are independent pharmacies.

Answer: John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pharmacies supply prescription (a) methadone and (b) buprenorphine; and how many of these are independent pharmacies. [209105] Ms Rosie Winterton: Information on specific pharmacies supplying methadone and buprenorphine is not held centrally, but any community pharmacy providing national health service pharmaceutical services presented with a prescription is expected to provide the medicines ordered with reasonable promptness and in accordance with other legal requirements.

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