Healy - Withdrawal Protocol **Updated. - FOI ? to MHRA

fwd from UKsurvivors - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uksurvivors/message/47399







Mr S Gregor, Director, Communications Division
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Market Towers, 1 Nine Elms Lane
London SW8 5NQ

Dear Simon Gregor



I refer to publication by your MHRA PPE consultee, Mr Bob Fiddaman of the following,

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Mr Fiddaman said -
" June 28, 2009, I announced on this blog that David Healy had put forward a withdrawal protocol to the MHRA "



Mr Fiddaman went on to say -
"After much correspondence between David and patient advocates he has now revised this protocol."


Mr Gregor this is a freedom of information request


(a) Has this revision of the withdrawal protocol, which was originally presented to the MHRA by Dr Healy end June/early July 2009, now been presented to the MHRA?

(b) If the MHRA has received this revision, referred to by Mr Fiddaman please send me a copy, which I would be happy to accept by e-mail to avoid waste of your resources.

(c) If in the event of the MHRA having received said revision please state if the MHRA endorses the now revised withdrawal protocol?

(d) Is the MHRA still minded to say that Efexor is an SSRI in doses up to 150mgs?

(e) Does Efexor which works as SNRI at high doses above 150 mgs still work as an SSRI..........I.e. would it be fair to say at these higher Efexor is an SSRI/SNRI?
Many thanks in advance


Jeremy Bryce



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David Healy Withdrawal Protocol **Updated
On June 28, 2009, I announced on this blog that David Healy had put forward a withdrawal protocol to the MHRA with regard to SSRi and non-SSRi withdrawal. After much correspondence between David and patient advocates he has now revised this protocol.Because of obsessive individuals who chose to slander myself, Healy and other advocates, the new protocol is available via my email address ONLY.Those of you who want a copy, please contact me by scrolling down my blog until you find the animated letterbox [right hand sidebar]Sorry I have to do it this way but some idiots have become so obsessed with what I and other campaigners do that they are spoiling it for everyone else.