The Health Service Medicines (Control of Pricesof Branded Medicines) Regulations 2000

Information

6.—(1) Any manufacturer or supplier who supplies branded health service medicines shall—

(a) keep for a minimum period of 3 years from the date of the sale of a branded health service medicine a record of the sales of each presentation of it, including—

(i) information on the number of units of each presentation which are sold for health service purposes, and

(ii) the income derived from sales of that presentation;

for each period of 3 months beginning on 14th February 2000;

(b) retain for a minimum period of 3 years from the date of the sale of a branded health service medicine any information which is in his possession of the kind mentioned above in respect of the period of 3 months starting on 14th February 1999 and each subsequent period of 3 months in that year; and

(c) comply within 14 days, or such longer period as the Secretary of State may allow, with any direction made by the Secretary of State which requires the provision to him of information from that record.

(2) If the Secretary of State is of the opinion that in order to implement these Regulations more information is required than that required under paragraph (1), he may direct the manufacturer or supplier in question to supply that additional information within 14 days or such longer period as he may allow.

(3) Where the Secretary of State directs the supply of additional information under paragraph (2), he shall at the time of giving that direction also give written notice to the manufacturer or supplier (as the case may be) of the reason why the additional information is required.