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<p>Public Health England (PHE) has been commissioned to undertake a public health
evidence review of available data and published evidence on the problems associated
with dependence, and the short term discontinuation or longer term withdrawal symptoms,
associated with prescribed medicines.</p><p> </p><p>PHE is aware of the importance
and relevance of the experience of patients in understanding the issues. The review
will include a call for papers which specifically identifies published accounts of
the patients’ experiences, and this material will be specifically and deliberately
focused on in the review. This process is distinct from a public inquiry, which would
include individual testimony.</p><p> </p><p>PHE is committed to publishing the agenda,
papers and minutes of meetings of the expert reference group and the first set of
these documents will be available during July 2018.</p>
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