Dear Mr Woolf
Thank you for contacting us regarding the Panorama investigation ‘A Prescription for Murder?’ as shown on July 26 on BBC One.
We’ve received a range of feedback on various aspects of the programme. We appreciate that it's a sensitive issue and have carefully monitored viewer reaction.
To allow us to reply promptly, and to ensure we use our TV Licence fee resources as efficiently as possible, we’re sending this response to everyone. We’re sorry we can’t reply individually, but we hope this reply from the team involved will address most of the points raised.
We took great care from the beginning of the film, and throughout, to ensure viewers were aware that these adverse side effects only apply to a small minority of patients, and that they are safe for the majority of people who use them. We made clear in the film that they help many and can be lifesaving.