Who did the research that was used to compare Enlafax with other brands?
Trudi Webber made this Official Information request to Pharmaceutical Management Agency
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      From: Trudi Webber
      
    
    Dear Pharmaceutical Management Agency,
I have read the information provided by Medsafe quoting all the research facts and figures regarding Enlafax, however it does not clearly state who did the research. Could you please tell me who and where the research was done? Was it research that the company selling the drug did or was it confirmed by independent researchers. This question should be answerable without breaking any confidence as it is not requesting how the product was made but how the research was conducted.
Yours faithfully,
Trudi Webber
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        Pharmaceutical Management Agency
      
    
    Hi Trudi
Thank you for your email regarding the research that was used to compare Enlafax with other brands.
This email is to acknowledge that your request for information will be treated as such under the Official Information Act (1982). Your request is currently being worked on and we will have a reply to you as soon as possible and no later than the due date of 7 June 2018.
Kind regards
Katie
PHARMAC
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        Pharmaceutical Management Agency
      
    
    Hi Trudi
 
Please find attached PHARMAC’s respond to your recent OIA request.
 
Kind regards
Katie
PHARMAC
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        Pharmaceutical Management Agency
      
    
    Dear Ms Webber
Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
 Ministry of Health on 16 May 2018. The Ministry's reference number for
 your request is: H201803736.
You requested:
"Could you please tell me who and where the research was done? Was it
 research that the company selling the drug did or was it confirmed by
 independent researchers. This question should be answerable without
 breaking any confidence as it is not requesting how the product was made
 but how the research was conducted."
Your request has been logged and you can expect a reply no later than 14
 June 2018 as required under the Official Information Act 1982.
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Yours sincerely,
Maima Koro
 Advisor
[email address]
 Ministerial Services  l  Government Services  l  Office of the Director
 General
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        Pharmaceutical Management Agency
      
    
    Dear Ms Webber,
I refer to your official information request received by the Ministry of
 Health on 16 May 2018 which was transferred from PHARMAC. To ensure the
 Ministry responds to your request appropriately, can you please clarify
 whether you are referring to information to support the registration of
 Enlafax or the data relating to adverse event reporting.
It will be helpful if you could please provide the specific quote from
 Medsafe you are refering to.
Kind regards
 Maima
 Ministerial Services (OIA)
 [email address]  
Government Services
 Office of the Director-General
 Ministry of Health
 [1]www.health.govt.nz
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      From: Trudi Webber
      
    
    Dear Pharmaceutical Management Agency,
In response to your query, my main questions "Could you please tell me who and where the research was done? Was it research that the company selling the drug did or was it confirmed by independent researchers?" are in relationship to the information provided by Medsafe -
http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/Datashe...
which is their information sheet about Enlafax, on their website.
Yours faithfully,
Trudi Webber
        Pharmaceutical Management Agency
      
    
    Dear Ms Webber,
Kindly note the Ministry is awaiting your clarification please on your
 request.
Kind regards
 Maima
 Ministerial Services (OIA)
 [email address]  
Government Services
 Office of the Director-General
 Ministry of Health
 [1]www.health.govt.nz
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 To:        [FOI #7784 email],
 Cc:        OIA Requests/MOH@MOH
 Date:        18/05/2018 04:19 p.m.
 Subject:        Clarification of your request: H201803736
 Sent by:        Maima Koro
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