Benzodiazepines
Jim Dobbin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 20 December 2011, Official Report, columns 1137-42W, on benzodiazepines, how many companies hold licences for the manufacture or distribution of (a) Nitrazepam, (b) Flurazepam, (c) Loprazolam, (d) Lormatazepam, (e) Temazepam, (f) Clonazepam, (g) Medazepam and (h) Midazolam; and how many of those licences were issued in the last three years. [90391]
Mr Simon Burns: The current position is that:
16 products are authorised in the United Kingdom containing nitrazepam and 16 different companies authorised to manufacture and distribute them;
Two products are authorised in the UK containing flurazepam and one company authorised to manufacture and distribute them;
One product is authorised in the UK containing loprazolam;
Six products are authorised in the UK containing lormetazepam and three different companies authorised to manufacture and distribute them;
10 products are authorised in the UK containing temazepam and six different companies authorised to manufacture and distribute them;
Nine products are authorised in the UK containing clonazepam and four different companies authorised to manufacture and distribute them;
There are no authorised products in the UK containing medazepam; and
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23 products are authorised in the UK containing midazolam and 10 different companies authorised to manufacture and distribute them.
Four clonazepam, two lormetazepam and five midazolam products have been authorised in the last three years.
Details are as follows for all benzodiazepines.
There are currently 173 products authorised in the UK containing benzodiazepines. There are 46 different companies authorised to manufacture and distribute them. 11 new marketing authorisations for benzodiazepines have been authorised in the last three years. Details for each benzodiazepine have been placed in the Library.
This supersedes the information given to the hon. Member on 20 December 2011, Official Report, columns 1137-42W.
Taken from Parliament’s website: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201212/cmhansrd/
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