Cat Smith – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cat Smith on 2015-11-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of compliance by doctors with the four-week recommended maximum prescribing period for benzodiazepines and z drugs since 2011.
George Freeman
No assessment has been made of compliance by doctors with the four-week recommended maximum prescribing period for benzodiazepines and z drugs since 2011. Guidance on the prescribing of benzodiazepines and “z” drugs can be found in the British National Formulary.
