Correspondence with MCA/CSM
and other government agencies

Letters to and from are listed in date order, newest last. The correspondence began in July 1997 with a letter to Dr J S Price, principal author of the 1996 MCA/CSM study of SSRI withdrawal. See 3.3. The correspondence develops, first as a complaint about the MCA's press statement issued in response to the publication of the ADWEB paper (taken up with the MCA Director, Dr Keith Jones), then as a variety of information requests - attempts to understand the basis on which the authorities denied the existence of any problem. Professor Mike Rawlins, (Chairman, CSM) later storms in but then emphatically bows out. Since Summer 1998, the MCA's Mr Roy Alder has emerged as the main trouble-shooter for all concerned.

Social Audit to MCA/CSM, 23 July 1997
MCA (Dr Price) to SA, 15 September 1997
SA to MCA, 23 September 1997
MCA to SA, 14 October 1997
SA to MCA, 23 October 1997
MCA to SA, 28 October 1997
MCA to SA, 20 November 1997
SA to MCA, 2 December 1997
MCA/DoH press release re ABWEB
SA to MCA (Dr Jones), 4 December 1997
MCA (Dr Jones) to SA, 5 December 1997
SA to MCA, 5 December 1997
CSM (Prof. Rawlins) to SA, 12 Dec 1997
SA to CSM, 16 December 1997
MCA (Dr Wood) to SA, 18 December 1997   
SA to MCA (Dr Wood), 24 December 1997
SA to MCA (Dr Jones) , 16 January 1998
MCA (Dr Wood) to SA, 23 January 1998
SA to MCA (Dr Wood), 27 January 1998
SA to MCA (Dr Jones), 28 January 1998
MCA to SA (Dr Jones), 6 February 1998
SA to MCA (Dr Jones), 11 February 1998
MCA to SA (Dr Wood), 13 February 1998
SA to MCA (Dr Wood), 18 February 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 7 March 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 9 March 1998
SA to CSM (Prof Rawlins), 12 March 1998
SA to CSM (Mr Whitbread), 20 March 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 20 March 1998
MCA (Mr Dunlevy) to SA, 19 March 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Dunlevy), 26 March 1998
MCA (Mr Dunlevy) to SA, 6 April 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 25 March 1998
MCA (Dr Jones) to SA, 1 April 1998
SA to MCA (Dr Jones), 14 April 1998 
TABLE of SSRI WITHDRAWAL REPORTS
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 22 April 1998
SA to Prof. Breckenridge, 28 April 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) reply to SA, 30 April 1998
Alternative Q&A version of the above
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 3 May 1998
MCA (Dr Jones) to SA, 1 May 1998 
SA to MCA (Dr Jones), 7 May 1998 +
SLIDES: MEANING OF 'DEPENDENCE'
CSM (Prof Rawlins) to SA, 8 May 1998
SA to CSM (Prof Rawlins), 14 May 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 15 May 1998 +
MCA STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
MCA (Dr Jones) to SA, 27 May 1998
SA to MCA (Dr Jones), 3 June 1998
SA to CSM (Prof Rawlins) 10 June 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 16 June 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 16 June 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 19 June 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 24 June 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 27 June 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 26 June 1998, +
1. MCA (Dr Munro) review of SA complaint
2. MCA consultation re Antidepressant Web
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 29 June 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) 6 July 1998, and SA reply
CSM (Prof Rawlins) to SA, 1 July 1998
SA to CSM (Prof Rawlins), 5 July 1998
CSM (Prof Rawlins) to SA, 3 July 1998
SA to CSM (Prof Rawlins), 7 July 1998
SA to MCA (MrAlder), 10 July 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 14 July 1998
SA to CSM (Dr Pirmohamed), 17 July 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 20 July 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 23 July 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 28 July 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 29 July 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 3 August, 1998
REVISED DRAFT COMPLAINT, 5 August 1998
CSM (Dr Pirmohamed) to SA, 8 August 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 8 August, 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 9 August, 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 17 August, 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 17 August, 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 21 August 1998
SA to CSM (Prof Rawlins), 26 August 1998
SA to MCA (Dr Jones), 26 August 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 27 August 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 8 September 1998 (reply to 980908)
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 8 September 1998 (reply to 980817)
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 11 September 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 27 September 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 29 September 1998
SA to MCA (Dr Wood), 30 September 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 2 October 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Dunlevy), 12 October 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 14 October 1998
SA to CSM (Dr Pirmohamed), 17 October 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 17 October 1998
MCA (Dr Jones) to SA, received 19 October 1998
MCA (Mr Dunlevy) to SA, 16 October 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Dunlevy), 19 October 1998
SA to MCA (Dr Jones), 20 October 1998
Dr Pirmohamed, Prof Breckenridge et al to SA, 3 Nov 1998
SA to Dr Pirmohamed, Prof Breckenridge et al., 6 Nov 1998
Prof Rawlins to SA, 28 October (sent 4 November) 1998
SA to CSM (Prof Rawlins), 7 November 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 4 November, 1998  
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 10 November 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 11 November 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 16 November 1998  
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 20 November 1998
MCA (Dr Jones) to SA, 20 November 1998
SA to MCA (Dr Jones), 22 November 1998
SA to MCA (Dr Jones), 23 November 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 24 November 1998 (posted 5 Dec)
SA to MCA (Dr Jones), 3 December 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 9 December 1998
MCA (Dr Jones) to SA, 12 December 1998
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 23 December 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 28 December 1998
MCA (Mrs Belchem) to SA, 4 January 1999
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 20 January 1999
MCA (Mr Alder for Dr Jones), 28 January 1998
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 4 February 1999
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 12 February 1999
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 16 February 1999  
MCA (Mr Dunlevy) to SA, 15 February 1999
SA to MCA (Mr Dunlevy), 16 February 1999
MCA (Mrs Belchem) to SA, 17 February 1999
MCA (Mr Dunlevy) to SA, 25 February 1999
MCA (Mr Dunlevy) to SA, 2 March 1999
SA to MCA (Mr Dunlevy), 3 March 1999
MCA (Mr Dunlevy) to SA, 8 March 1999
SA to MCA (Mr Dunlevy), 9 March 1999  
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 12 March 1999
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 17 March 1999
MCA (Mr Dunlevy) to SA, 19 March 1999
MCA (Mr Dunlevy) to SA, 31 March 1999
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 31 March 1999
SA to MCA (Dr Jones), 11 June 1999 
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 11 June 1999
SA to MCA (Mrs Leakey), 18 June 1999
MCA (Mrs Thyer) to SA, 18 June 1999
SA to MCA (Mrs Thyer), 22 June 1999
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 25 June 1999 (Not posted)
MCA (Mrs Leakey) to SA, 30 June 1999
SA to MCA (Mrs Leakey), 2 July 1999
MCA (Mrs Leakey) to SA, 9 July 1999
SA to MCA (Mrs Leakey), 21 July 1999
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 23 July 1999
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 26 July 1999
MCA (Mrs Leakey) to SA, 26 July 1999
SA to MCA (Mrs Leakey), 28 July 1999
MCA (Mrs Thyer) to SA, 6 August 1999
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 9 August 1999
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 12 August 1999
SA to MCA (Mrs Thyer), 13 August 1999
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 26 August 1999
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 28 August 1999
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 16 September 1999
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 22 September 1999
MCA (Mrs Thyer) to SA, 13 October 1999
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 26 October 1999
MCA (Mrs Thyer) to SA , 23 November 1999
SA to MCA (Dr Jones), 1 December 1999
MCA (Mrs Leakey) to SA, 2 December 1999
SA to MCA (Mrs Thyer), 2 December 1999
MCA (Mrs Thyer) to SA, 9 December 1999
MCA (Mrs Thyer) to SA, 29 December 1999
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 20 January 2000
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 21 January 2000
SA to MCA (Mrs Thyer), 21 January 2000
SA to MCA (Mrs Hopkins), 22 January 2000
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 24 January 2000
MCA (Mrs Thyer) to SA, 27 January 2000
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 30 January 2000
MCA (Mrs Thyer) to SA, 3 February 2000
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 10 February 2000
SA to MCA (Dr Jones), 12 February 2000
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 14 February 2000
MCA to SA (Mrs Thyer), 14 February 2000
MCA to SA (Mr Alder), 14 February 2000
SA to MCA(Mr Alder), 25 February 2000
MCA to SA (Dr Jones), 6 March 2000
MCA to SA (Mrs Hopkins), 9 March 2000
SA to MCA (Mrs Hopkins), 15 March 2000
MCA to SA (Mr Bagwell), 16 March 2000
MCA to SA (Mr Bagwell), 18 April 2000 (Re: Detrusitol)
SA to MCA (Mrs Hopkins), 23 March 2000
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 24 March 2000
SA to MCA (Mr Bagwell), 28 March 2000
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 31 March 2000
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 20 April 2000 (re: citalopram)
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA,  20 April 2000 (re: DTCA)
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 12 May 2000 (re: DTCA)
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 13 May 2000    (re: citalopram)
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 6 June 2000 (Holding letter, re: DTCA)
MCA (Mr Bagwell), 23 June 2000 (Re: Detrusitol advertising; advice of further delay)
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 29 June 2000 (Re: DTCA, with Dr Munro's Review of complaint attached)
SA to MCA (Mr Bagwell), 29 June 2000 (Re: Detrusitol: Complaint about abusive delays by the MCA)
SA to MCA (Mrs Duddy), 29 June 2000 (Re: delay in handling complaints about antidepressant adverts)
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 5 July 2000 (Re: DTCA, with complaint of MCA maladministration attached)
MCA (Mrs Macdonald) to SA, 12 July 2000 (Re: complaint about Seroxat advertisement)
SA to MCA (Mrs Macdonald), 18 July (Re: handling of complaint about Seroxat advert)
MCA (Mrs Macdonald) to SA, 4 July 2000 (Re: advertisement for Cipramil. Complaint upheld)
MCA (Mrs Dewangree) to SA, 6 July 2000 (Meaningless response re: delays)
SA to MCA (Mrs Macdonald), 25 July 2000 (Re: MCA advertising control - Cipramil)
SA to MCA (Mr Bagwell), 25 July 2000 (Re: MCA control of advertising - Detrusitol)
SA to MCA (Mrs Dewangree), 25 July 2000 (Re: MCA delays)
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 25 July 2000 (Re: DTCA)
MCA (Mr Bagwell) to SA, 21 July 2000 (Arrived 31 July. Re: MCA control of advertising - Detrusitol)
MCA (Mrs Thyer) to SA, 28 July 2000 (Re: MCA and drug advertising control)
SA to MCA (Mr Bagwell), 31 July 2000 (Acknowledgement to letter of 21 July - Re: Detrusitol)
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 1 August 2000 (Re: authorship of DTCA discussion paper)
SA to MCA (Mrs Thyer), 2 August 2000 (Re: MCA drug advertising control and response time)
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 3 August 2000 (Re: Social Audit paper on DTCA circulated to Medicines Commission)
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 16 August 2000 (Re: authorship of Medicines Commission papeer on DTCA)
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 20 September 2000 (Re: Detrisitol assessment report)
MCA (Mr Alder ) to SA, 11 October 2000 (Refusal to disclose details of advertising complaints)
MCA (Mrs Macdonald) to SA, 12 October 2000 (Re: complaint about Efexor advertisement)
MCA (Mrs Macdonald) to SA, 30 October 2000 (Re: complaint about Seroxat advertisement)
MCA (Mr Alder) to SA, 21 December 2000 (Enclosing censored report on DTCA)
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 28 December 2000 (Re: Misleading advertising and matters arising, re: tolterodine)
MCA to SA (Mr Alder), 8 January 2001 (Tolterodine advertising complaint: apologies for 9-month ongoing delay)
MCA (Mrs Macdonald) to SA, 1 February 2001 (Re: the MCA's definition of 'objectively')
MCA (Mrs Macdonald) to SA, 6 June 2001 (Resolution of Detrusitol advertising complaint)
SA to MCA (Dr Jones), 1st June 2002 (Re: GSK's claim that paroxetine doesn't cause dependence)
MCA (Dr Raine) to SA, 3 July 2002 (including list of Top 20 drugs linked to withdrawal reactions)
SA to MCA (Dr Raine), 19 July 2002 (acknowledgement of MCA letter of 3 July)
SA to MCA (Dr Raine), 2 August 2002 (Re: Seroxat/paroxetine SPC and PIL)
SA to MCA (Dr Raine), 5 August 2002 (Re: interpretation of Yellow Card data)
MCA to SA (Dr Raine), 20 August 2002 (Re: Interpretation of ADROIT data)
MCA to SA (Dr Raine) 3 September 2002 (Re: CSM review of withdrawal and dependence of SSRIs)
MCA to SA (Dr Raine) 13 September 2002 (Re: Paroxetine withdrawal and dependence)
SA to MCA (Dr Raine), 12 October 2002 (Re Panorama and the ABPI Code/PMCOPA finding)
SA to MCA (Dr Raine), 16 October 2002 (Request to attend meeting on 21 November 
MCA to SA (Dr Raine),  21 October 2002 (Request to attend meeting refused)
MCA (Dr Raine) to SA, 13 November 2002 (Response to SA letter of 12 October)
SA to MCA (Dr Raine), 25 November 2002 (Re: Meeting, forthcoming complaint, more questions)
SA to MCA (Mr Alder), 29 November 2002 (Re: Transparency and conflict of interest in advertising control)
SA to MCA (Ms Dewangree), 2 December 2002 (Re: advertising OTC products for "psychiatric diseases")
SA to MCA (Dr Raine), 11 December 2002 (Re: 'electric head' symptoms in SSRI withdrawal)
MCA (Mr Bagwell) to SA, 17 December 2002 (Brief note promising delay of unspecified duration)
SA to MCA (Mr Bagwell), 24 December 2002 (Re: advertising control; testy response to news of delay)
SA to MCA (Ms Dewangree), 24 December 2002 (More on advertising OTC products for "psychiatric diseases")
MCA (Dr Raine) to SA, 7 January 2003 (Re: 'electric head' symptoms in SSRI withdrawal)   ...
MCA (Mr Bagwell) to SA, 8 January 2003 (Re: advertising control; pained explanation for delay)
MCA (Dr Raine) to SA, 16 January 2003 (Re: CSM expert group and SSRI withdrawal problems)
SA to MCA (Dr Raine), 20 January 2003 (Re: CSM declaration of conflicts of interest)
SA to MCA (Dr Raine), 21 January 2003 (Re: various issues relating to SSRI withdrawal)
SA to MCA (Dr Raine), 24 January 2003 (Re: 'Electric Head' and MCA review of SSRIs)
MCA (Dr Raine) to SA, 4 February 2003 (Re: Conduct of the "intensive review" of SSRIs and paroxetine)
SA to MCA (Dr Raine), 9 February 2003 (Re: More about the "intensive review")
SA to Frank Dobson MP, 26 February 2003 (Re: Conflicts of interest and MCA/CSM "intensive review")
MCA (Dr Raine) to SA, 4 March 2003 (Re: Secrecy in MCA advertising control system)
MCA (Dr Raine) to SA, 4 March 2003 (Re: 'electric head' and proposal for a meeting)
SA to MCA (Dr Raine), 10 March 2003 (Re: proposed meeting and patient report of ADRs)
SA to MHRA (Re Alder), 8 August 2004 (Re: Impact of Freedom of Information Act 2000)
MHRA (Mr Alder) to SA, 18 August 2004 (Re: Limited impact of Freedom of Information Act 2000)
SA to MHRA (Breckenridge), 29 September 2004 (Re: Quality of review of Yellow Cards)
MHRA (Dr Raine) to SA, 30 September 2004 (Re: MHRA review of paroxetineYellow Cards)
SA to MHRA (Dr Raine), 7 October 2004 (Re: Brief Response - Yellow Card Review)
SA to MHRA (Breckenridge), 7 October 2004 (Re: Yellow Card scheme - explanations and apology overdue) 
MHRA (Breckenridge) to SA, 4 November 2004 (Apologies and explanations offered)
SA to MHRA (Breckenridge) 6 November 2004 (Apologies accepted;explanations not)

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