Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S1W-30851 · Session 1

Whether fluoride is a medicinal product and, if so, whether it has a product licence.

Answered Asked by Mary Scanlon Con Lodged 22 Oct 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether fluoride is a medicinal product and, if so, whether it has a product licence.

The answer

Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 14 Nov 2002 · 23 days after it was lodged, on time

Fluoride is a chemical with many different uses. Because of this, products containing fluoride are controlled under many different regulatory schemes according to the purpose of the product. As an example of this fluoride can be found in products used by human beings as medicinal products, food supplements and cosmetic products. According to records held by the Medicines Control Agency there are 51 licensed medicines containing fluoride as an active substance and a further two which contain fluoride as an excipient.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-30851 by reference.