Paxil Seroxat's Graham Aldred who worked with Dr Healy shows - massive decline in Seroxat consumption - without any withdrawal clinics

The Decline of use of Paroxetine in England


Parox Hist14.doc GA19/05/04

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IMR uses the common medication unit called TWS, (Two Weeks Supply), this enables the

medication to be accumulated under one universal label regardless of form or concentration.

Chart 2 was plotted using annual data, rather than quarterly data. It shows that the annual

consumption of paroxetine in all its forms grew by more than 1.15 million units per year for 7

years up to 2001, then it fell by 2.7 M units i.e. 25% from 2001 to 2003. In fact this decline is

much worse if the higher precision quarterly data is used; from the peak at Q4 2001 to Q4

2003 the fall was 36%. Annual totals can disguise higher rates of change defined by the

quarters within the years (frequently exploited in financial marketing.)