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Eraldin

Volume 963: debated on Monday 19 February 1979

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Mr. Tierney

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in detail the 589 other manifestations of Eraldin (practolol)-induced illnesses, as contained in the answer to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley's question, Official Report, 14 December 1978, column 231.

Mr. Moyle

The 589 references to other manifestations of Eraldin (practolol)-induced illnesses referred to in my reply to my hon. Friend's question on 13 December 1978—[Vol. 960, c. 231–2]—were as follows:

505references to lacrimal gland disorders
24to Lupus Erythematosus Syndrome
12to Abnormal Lupus Erythematosus Test
17to Pleural Effusion
25to Pleural Fibrosis
4to Pulmonary Fibrosis
2to Fibrosing Alveolitis
Most of these suspected reactions occurred before or during 1974 when a possible association with Eraldin was first recognised.