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Non-Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Jan. 17 2024

Source Page: Freedom of Information responses from the MHRA - week commencing 28 November 2022
Document: Freedom of Information request (FOI 22/1093) - attachment 2 (PDF)

Found: Drug ineffective for unapproved indication 5 0 Drug intolerance 10 0 Drug resistance 4 0

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Dec. 06 2023

Source Page: Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Strandhaven Ltd t/a Somex Pharma, Tramadol Hydrochloride 50mg Capsules, Hard, EL (23)A/41
Document: Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Strandhaven Ltd t/a Somex Pharma, Tramadol Hydrochloride 50mg Capsules, Hard, EL (23)A/41 (PDF)

Found: The PIL does not include the most up to date safety information for drug interaction of antidepressants

Scottish Government Publication (Research and analysis)
Population Health Directorate

Nov. 28 2023

Source Page: Recovery housing: international literature review
Document: Recovery Housing in Scotland: A Review of the International Literature (PDF)

Found: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2017;181:11 -9. 22. Foley M, Reidy M, Wells JSG.

Arms Length Body Publication (In development)
NICE

Aug. 01 2024

Source Page: Latanoprost-netarsudil for previously treated open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension [ID1363]
Publication Type: Final draft guidance
Document: Public committee slides PDF 1.38 MB (webpage)

Found: •This approach reduces uncertainty and dependence on estimates and assumptions for longer -term efficacy

Select Committee
First Special Report - Drugs: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2022–23

Special Report Nov. 14 2023

Committee: Home Affairs Committee (Department: Home Office)

Found: In addition, Drug Misuse and Dependence: UK Guidelines on Clinical Management published in 2017 ‘Orange

Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)

Sep. 17 2024

Source Page: Health briefing packs ahead of Scottish Parliament health committee: FOI release
Document: FOI 202400392694 - Information Released - Annex (PDF)

Found: It has shown to be the most effective method of reducing drug dependence and the harm that accompanies

Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
First Minister’s Question Time - Thu 28 Sep 2023

Mentions:
1: Yousaf, Humza (SNP - Glasgow Pollok) the use of antidepressant therapy.We established a short-life working group on prescription medicine dependence - Speech Link
2: Webber, Sue (Con - Lothian) The number of adults and young people who are prescribed antidepressants has significantly increased - Speech Link
3: Yousaf, Humza (SNP - Glasgow Pollok) these are clinical decisions, and we should leave to clinicians, not politicians, decisions on who is prescribed - Speech Link
4: Yousaf, Humza (SNP - Glasgow Pollok) The safer drug consumption facility can be focused only on this narrow pilot in Glasgow. - Speech Link

Deposited Papers

Jun. 28 2011

Source Page: Common mental health disorders: identification and pathways to care. NICE clinical guideline 123. 62 p.
Document: DEP2011-1075.pdf (PDF)

Found: PTSD : Trauma - focused CBT, EMDR, drug treatment .

Lords Chamber
Benefit Claimants: Free Prescriptions - Thu 30 Nov 2023
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of London (Bshp - Bishops) with public services, any poor health they experience may worsen if they do not take the medication prescribed - Speech Link
2: Lord Davies of Brixton (Lab - Life peer) relief to the poor through workhouses, which were intended to be austere institutions to discourage dependence - Speech Link
3: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) Can the Minister confirm that statins, asthma medication and drug treatments for mental health conditions - Speech Link

Arms Length Body Publication (In development)
NICE

Jul. 10 2024

Source Page: Hydromethylthionine mesylate for treating mild cognitive impairment or mild or moderate dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease [ID6343]
Publication Type: Invitation to participate
Document: NICE's response to comments on the draft scope and provisional stakeholder list PDF 495 KB (webpage)

Found: then, it's impossible to say for sure whether Hydromethylthionine mesylate (HMTM) is an effective drug