Dear Jan

Thank you for your email dated 20 June 2019 requesting the following
information under the Official Information Act 1982:

"Please advise how many cases of brain related issues (such as memory
loss) have been attributed to medications such as Gabapentin, Pregablin,
Amitriptyline and/or Nortriptyline since 2010"

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H201904766.

As required under the Act we will endeavour to respond to your request no
later than 18 July 2019, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received.  

If we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we
will notify you of an extension of that time frame.

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.
 

Yours sincerely,

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

[1]http://www.health.govt.nz
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Tēnā koe Jan McPherson,

Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information.

Nā mātou noa, nā

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

From:        OIA Requests/MOH
To:        [FOI #10568 email],
Cc:        OIA Requests/MOH@MOH
Date:        20/06/2019 08:49 p.m.
Subject:        Acknowledgment of your OIA request - H201904766
Sent by:        Alisha Schmidt

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Dear Jan

Thank you for your email dated 20 June 2019 requesting the following
information under the Official Information Act 1982:

"Please advise how many cases of brain related issues (such as memory
loss) have been attributed to medications such as Gabapentin, Pregablin,
Amitriptyline and/or Nortriptyline since 2010"

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H201904766.

As required under the Act we will endeavour to respond to your request no
later than 18 July 2019, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received.  

If we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we
will notify you of an extension of that time frame.

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.
 

Yours sincerely,

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

[1]http://www.health.govt.nz

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