Correspondence

File consists of papers and correspondence related to the seminar on "The Committee on Safety of Drugs", which was held at the Wellcome Institute on 12 March 1996. The seminar was part of the Wellcome Witnesses to Twentieth Century Medicine meetings also known as the Witness Seminars. The transcript of this seminar was published with three other seminars in Volume 1 of the Witness Seminar series, E.M. Tansey, P.P. Catterall, D.A. Christie, S.V. Willhoft, L.A. Reynolds (editors), Technology Transfer in Britain: The Case of Monoclonal Antibodies; Self and Non-self: A History of Autoimmunity; Endogenous Opiates; The Committee on Safety of Drugs, (London: Wellcome Trust, 1997).

Details of the seminar correspondence, primarily between the organiser ( Dr Tilli Tansey), and others include:

List of attendees and an information sheet on the meeting.

Handwritten notes regarding the organisation of the meeting and notes between the organisers regarding the transcript and accommodating people's comments. Alan Yshioka's notes on the seminar are also included.

Detailed information for the seminar, commentary on the transcripts and feedback on the meeting from participants; Sir William Asscher (Principal St George's Hospital Medical School) who provided a copy of the white paper on Patent Medicines dated 1914 and detailed transcript feedback; Dr Derek Bangham who provided detailed transcript feedback; Professor David Davies who provided detailed transcript feedback; Professor David Finney who provided detailed transcript feedback; Dr Roy Goulding who provided detailed transcript feedback; Professor William Inman who provided detailed transcript feedback; Dr Ekke Kuenssberg who provided detailed transcript feedback; Wilfred Turner who provided detailed transcript feedback and a paper titled, "Safety of Medicines - The Early Days of the Committee on Safety of Drugs"; Professor Owen Wade who provided detailed transcript feedback (copy of chapter 13 of Wade's autobiography included); and Professor Miles Weatherall and Dr Jo Weatherall who provided detailed transcript feedback.

Correspondence with those not listed as participants including; Sir Richard Doll (attendee at seminar); Dr Jonathon Hunt who provided information about Mr Michael Linnett and Lord Hunt of Fawley; and Sir Eric Scowen.

1993-1997

1 file

The correspondence comes after the general information and is arranged alphabetically by correspondent with the exception of Dr Jonathon Hunt (correspondence combined with that of Dr Ekke Kuenssberg).