Dear Shane Le Brun

Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health on 14 September 2016. The Ministry's reference number
for your request is: H201603716

You requested:

Can I please have a breakdown of how many times Sativex has been
prescribed for symptoms of a Traumatic Brain Injury for each calendar year
since Sativex has been available.
Your request has been received and logged.  You can expect a reply no
later than 12 October 2016 as required under the Official Information Act
1982.

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The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H201603716

Yours sincerely,

Samantha Irons l OIA Co-ordinator
[MOH request email]
Government Relations l Ministerial, Executive and Government Services l
Office of the Director General

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Dear Shane

Under the Official Information Act 1982 your request as it stands will be
refused under section 18.

(e) that the document alleged to contain the information requested does
not exist or, despite reasonable efforts to locate it, cannot be found:

The Ministry of Health does not have information on the number of times
that Sativex is prescribed  for any condition. Can you please clarify is
this is the information that you were requiring, or do want information on
the number of approvals  to prescribe Sativex that have been issued for
symptoms of traumatic brain injury?

Regards

Sue

 

From:        Shane Le Brun <[FOI #4601 email]>
To:        OIA/LGOIMA requests at MOH <[MOH request email]>,
Date:        14/09/2016 12:54 p.m.
Subject:        Official Information request - Sativex for TBI

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Dear Ministry of Health,

Can I please have a breakdown of how many times Sativex has been
prescribed for symptoms of a Traumatic Brain Injury for each calendar year
since Sativex has been available.

Yours faithfully,

Shane Le Brun

Sue Scott
Principal Advisor | Medicines Control
Protection, Regulation and Assurance
Ministry of Health
DDI: 04 816 3594
[1]http://www.moh.govt.nz
[2]mailto:[email address]

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Dear Mr Le Bun

Please see attached letter from Dr Stewart Jessamine, Director, Protection
Regulation and Assurance in response to your request for official
information.

Yours sincerely
Sandy Papp

Sandy Papp
Group Administrator | HealthCERT and Medicines Control
Protection, Regulation and Assurance | Ministry of Health
DDI: 04 816 2003
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