SAFETY OF MEDICINES

Early day motion 475, tabled 12 July 2010 by Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 160 members.

That this House believes that the safety of medicines should be established by the most reliable methods available in order to reduce the large and increasing toll of serious adverse drug reactions; and calls on the Government to initiate a comparison of currently required animal tests with a set of human biology-based tests, as proposed in the Safety of Medicines (Evaluation) Bill 2009, to see which is the most effective means to predict the safety of medicines for patients.

Signatures by party: Labour 98, Liberal Democrat 33, Conservative 11, DUP 5, Scottish National Party 5, Plaid Cymru 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Alliance 1, Green 1.