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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure access to compounded medications including antihistamines are free of (a) colourings and (b) preservatives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure access to compounded medications including antihistamines are free of (a) colourings and (b) preservatives.
Anti-histamines are generally available over-the-counter. Often there are several brands available and it is usually possible to select a colour-free brand or avoid an additive of concern. If an additive can cause allergic reactions or has other known effects it must be named on the outer label of the product as well as included in the list of ingredients stated in the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL).
Information about the ingredients used in medicines is available on the website of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) at the following link:
Access to the PIL for medicines licensed in the United Kingdom and the list of ingredients in full is available using the link. Alternatively, patients or healthcare professionals may wish to contact the MHRA to ask whether products free from a particular ingredient have a marketing authorisation and identify the authorisation holder.
Although colours may be considered unnecessary they can help to prevent medication errors by assisting the differentiation between products, especially when they are placed in multi-compartment compliance aids.
All colourings permitted for use in medicines are also permitted for use in foods and allergic reactions to them are extremely rare and usually mild. It is a requirement that the warning “may cause allergic reaction” is in the PIL of medicines when azo colouring agents are used although it is accepted that patients cannot always choose whether or not to use a particular medicine.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued guidance in 2008 and 2013 which discourages the use of colourings with allergenic or toxicological potential in new medicines for children and as more new medicines are licensed the number of colour–free medicines available for children should increase.
Concerns in relation to the more general inclusion colours in medicines have been raised by the MHRA at European level, most recently in November 2017. The MHRA is continuing to work with the EMA to develop further guidance in this area and is leading in the preparation of new guidance on warnings in relation to azo colours and is also involved in initiatives aimed at increasing the availability of colour-free products.
Liquid medicines, such as anti-histamines intended for children, need to last for many months to enable their distribution through the supply chain and be kept in the home ready for the occasion when they are needed. This would be impossible without the use of preservatives preventing microbiological spoilage and the risks this would pose to patients. As a consequence of this, the use of preservatives is necessary in such medicines. Alternatives to preservatives such as syrup based medicines or use of alcohols are also unsuitable for, or are not favoured by, a number of patients.
SI 2011/1456. With an explanatory memorandum from the Department of Health. Coming into force 1 July and 1 September 2011.
SI 2011/1456. With an explanatory memorandum from the Department of Health. Coming into force 1 July and 1 September 2011.
SI 2007/2266. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Food Standards Agency. Coming into force 2 August 2007.
SI 2007/2266. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Food Standards Agency. Coming into force 2 August 2007.
SI 2007/1416. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Treasury. Coming into force 1 June 2007.
SI 2007/1416. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Treasury. Coming into force 1 June 2007.
SI 2007/453. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department of Health. Coming into force 6 April 2007.
SI 2007/453. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department of Health. Coming into force 6 April 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many prosecutions there have been under the General Food Regulations 2004 and Article 14 of EC regulation 180/2002 with regard to the presence of Sudan One in UK food since 2004-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many prosecutions there have been under the General Food Regulations 2004 and Article 14 of EC regulation 180/2002 with regard to the presence of Sudan One in UK food since 2004-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the scientific studies which informed her Department's decision to remove Sudan One from the market.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the scientific studies which informed her Department's decision to remove Sudan One from the market.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the cost to the processed food industry of the Food Standards Agency's decision to recall products containing Sudan 1 and Para Red.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the cost to the processed food industry of the Food Standards Agency's decision to recall products containing Sudan 1 and Para Red.
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health (Caroline Flint) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I have been advised by the Food Standards Agency that on 5 May the agency issued advice to consumers not to eat foods that had inadvertently been contaminated with an...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health (Caroline Flint) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I have been advised by the Food Standards Agency that on 5 May the agency issued advice to consumers not to eat foods that had inadvertently been contaminated with an...
I have been advised by the Food Standards Agency that on 5 May the agency issued advice to consumers not to eat foods that had inadvertently been contaminated with an illegal dye, para red. This advice follows previous action taken by the Food Standards Agency to ensure the withdrawal of...
I have been advised by the Food Standards Agency that on 5 May the agency issued advice to consumers not to eat foods that had inadvertently been contaminated with an illegal dye, para red. This advice follows previous action taken by the Food Standards Agency to ensure the withdrawal of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) the Food Standards Agency, (b) the Health Protection Agency, (c) the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (d) the British Retail Consortium and (e) the Institute of Grocery Distribution Emergency Planning Liaison Group have had discussions with DSTL Porton...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) the Food Standards Agency, (b) the Health Protection Agency, (c) the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (d) the British Retail Consortium and (e) the Institute of Grocery Distribution Emergency Planning Liaison Group have had discussions with DSTL Porton...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information the Government is providing to owners of smaller corner shops to help them identify the products that should be withdrawn from the shelves as a result of the Sudan I dye recall; what the reasons were for the delay between...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information the Government is providing to owners of smaller corner shops to help them identify the products that should be withdrawn from the shelves as a result of the Sudan I dye recall; what the reasons were for the delay between...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with officials in (a) the Department of Health and (b) the Food Standards Agency regarding the addition of Sudan 1 to food for human consumption.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with officials in (a) the Department of Health and (b) the Food Standards Agency regarding the addition of Sudan 1 to food for human consumption.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when (a) his Department and (b) the Food Standards Agency first became aware that Sudan 1 was being used as an additive to food for human consumption in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when (a) his Department and (b) the Food Standards Agency first became aware that Sudan 1 was being used as an additive to food for human consumption in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps (a) his Department and (b) the Food Standards Agency has made to ensure that concerns about food which may contain Sudan 1 have been adequately disseminated to (i) local authority trading standards departments, (ii) environmental health departments, (iii) food retailers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps (a) his Department and (b) the Food Standards Agency has made to ensure that concerns about food which may contain Sudan 1 have been adequately disseminated to (i) local authority trading standards departments, (ii) environmental health departments, (iii) food retailers...