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Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Thursday, 15 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 June 2003. It was answered by Hazel Blears (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 June 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many reports the Medicines Control Agency has received of suicides attributed to Seroxat in each of the last three years; how many yellow card reports the Medicines Control Agency has received about Seroxat in each of the last three years; what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the under-reporting to the Medicines Control Agency of problems experienced by patients prescribed Seroxat; what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the yellow card scheme; and if he will allow patients to send their observations to the Medicines Control Agency using the yellow card scheme.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
406 c75-6W;406 c75-7W; 114707;114708;114709;114823
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Health hazards Patients Prescription drugs Research Side effects Suicide Paroxetine Medicines Control Agency Yellow card scheme
Link
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