Comparison of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)

SSRI, SNRI - 2009 Annual Total Prescription Increases Hit Record High - 2.54 million

Prescribing Trends Shift from Paroxetine 2001

The marginal trend reversal of Paroxetine Total Prescriptions in 2001 correlates with: -




1 USA – August 2001, Paxil (Paroxetine / Seroxat) GSK class action Lawsuit filed in California Superior Court, LA County, USA.

http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/paxil/class-action.html



2 UK - The Guardian, December 10, 2001 article “Anti-depressant 'addicts' threaten legal Case”, publicises that solicitors Graham Ross of Ross & Co, Wirral, and Mark Harvey of Hugh James Ford Simey, Cardiff (Now Hugh James) who had liaised with American lawyers about Paxil are investigating the possibility of a UK Seroxat class action.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2001/dec/10/medicalscience.highereducation



The increase in the marginal trend reversal of Paroxetine Total Prescriptions in 2002 correlates with: -



3 UK – The Observer February 3, 2002 article “Hard habit to break”, Mark Harvey, of Hugh James Solicitors, Cardiff; instigates further publicity of the adverse drug reactions (ADRs), side effects and withdrawal problems, connected with the Seroxat --- but common to all drugs in the SSRI / SNRI class.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4348653,00.html.



4 UK - The Observer, Sunday April 28 2002 “The chemistry of happiness“

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2002/apr/28/features.magazine37



5 UK - The November 11th 2002 Parmjit Dhanda Early Day Motion, EDM 238 Seroxat, brought the drug and the SSRI issue to Parliament,

http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=24050&SESSION=681



The acceleration of the marginal trend reversal of Paroxetine Total Prescriptions in 2003 correlates to: -



6 UK - The ensuing parliamentary questions, media coverage and MIND Seroxat Protest, May 12th 2003 at the MHRA London offices, which made national television news coverage

http://www.mind.org.uk/News+policy+and+campaigns/Press+archive/PRPanoramaSeroxat.htm