Freedom of Information request (FOI 22/929)
Published 17 January 2024
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FOI 22/929
15th September 2022
Dear
Thank you for your email, dated 25th May 2022, in which you requested:
“a copy of the Risk Management Plan for tapentadol phosphate, and the follow-up questionnaires for tapentadol hydrochloride”
Please accept our apologies for the delay in responding. We can confirm that the MHRA holds a copy of the requested RMP and follow-up questionnaire.
Information that has been redacted is exempt under Section 40 (Personal Information) or Section 43 (Commercial Interests) of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and is therefore withheld.
Section 40 provides that personal information may be exempt from release where to do so would contravene data protection principles. Section 43 provides that information will be exempt from release where to do so would or would be likely to prejudice commercial interests. Furthermore, we do not believe that there is an overriding public interest in disclosing the redacted information in this instance.
We hope the information provided is helpful, but if you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of this response; and can be addressed to this email address.
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Yours sincerely,
FOI Team,
Vigilance and Risk Management of Medicines Division