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registered interest false more like this
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Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Pregnancy: Paracetamol more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges on the potential effect of pregnant women taking paracetamol and its effect on unborn boys. more like this
tabling member constituency Strangford more like this
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Jim Shannon more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-12more like thismore than 2017-07-12
answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) continuously monitors the safety of all medicines on the market in the United Kingdom and seeks independent expert advice from the Commission on Human Medicines on important new safety issues. The MHRA is aware of recently published research looking at the effect on male offspring of giving paracetamol to pregnant mice. All new evidence on the safety of paracetamol is kept under close review and this latest study will be carefully considered and any new advice will be communicated.</p><p> </p><p>There have not been any discussions with the Royal Colleges on this issue yet.</p><p> </p><p>Pregnant women should speak to their doctor or midwife before taking any medicine, including paracetamol.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Winchester more like this
answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
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less than 2017-07-12T09:46:19.957Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-12T09:46:19.957Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this