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2000 Medicines Control Agency, Committee<br />

on Safety of Medicines (2000). Current<br />

problems in pharmacovigilance,<br />

quantity. For the<br />

majority of the<br />

compounds the<br />

studies were not<br />

designed to study<br />

<strong>withdrawal</strong><br />

phenomena and lack<br />

sufficient<br />

observations in the<br />

critical period after<br />

stopping<br />

administration.<br />

In 1993 we alerted<br />

prescribers to the<br />

possibility of<br />

<strong>withdrawal</strong><br />

reactions occurring<br />

with paroxetine.<br />

Whilst the<br />

<strong>withdrawal</strong><br />

symptoms reported<br />

were generally not<br />

serious, there have<br />

been isolated<br />

reports of more<br />

serious symptoms<br />

on <strong>withdrawal</strong> such<br />

as severe electric<br />

shock sensations,<br />

vertigo and manic<br />

reactions.<br />

2000 EMEA CPMP 2278/00 Some of the <strong>SSRI</strong>s<br />

have been shown to<br />

reduce intake of<br />

addictive substances<br />

like cocaine and<br />

ethanol. The<br />

interpretation of this<br />

aspect is difficult.<br />

2002 Tonks A. (2002). Withdrawal<br />

from paroxetine can be severe,<br />

warns FDA.<br />

British Medical Journal, 324, 260.<br />

2002 MHRA response to Panorama<br />

programme on Seroxat<br />

FDA Warning<br />

against paroxetine<br />

because of the risk<br />

of <strong>withdrawal</strong><br />

symptoms.<br />

All <strong>SSRI</strong>s may be<br />

associated with<br />

<strong>withdrawal</strong><br />

reactions on<br />

Article in the<br />

bulletin sent out<br />

from the MCA<br />

to doctors,<br />

pharmacists,<br />

dentists and<br />

coroners<br />

News in BMJ<br />

Safety message

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