URGENT PRESS RELEASE: CITIZENS PLAN PROTEST AGAINST FDA - AUGUST 24-26, 2005

July 6, 2005

antidepressant induced suicide

Wed, 6 Jul 2005 13:51:16 -0400

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:

Alison Cintorrino

ATCintorrino

2 Years After Wife's Antidepressant-Induced Suicide Allan Routhier

Plans DC Protest

Southbridge, MA, July 5, 2005 - Fed up with waiting for the FDA to

take serious measures to protect the public from dangerous

psychotropic medications like the one that caused his wife, Diane,

to take her own life 2 years ago at the age of 40, Allan Routhier

has decided to vent his outrage through a protest in front of the

White House.

On August 24, 25 and 26 from 9am to 5pm Allan and his 2 sons will be

joined by other victims, their family members and leaders in the

fight to raise public awareness of the dangers of these medications

like Dr. Anne Blake Tracy of the International Coalition for Drug

Awareness.

The Routhier family, represented by Alan Milstein of Sherman,

Silverstein, Kohl, Rose and Podolsky, has filed suit against

GlaxoSmithKline, the manufacturer of the drug Wellbutrin which they

intend to prove caused Diane, a woman with no history of mental

illness, to take her own life. Her doctor, Timothy G. Keenan MD, is

also named as a defendant. Details can be found at:

Everyone whose life has been damaged or destroyed by a dangerous

drug and those who would like to remind the FDA of who they are

supposed to be working for are encouraged to participate. This is a

chance to have your voice heard for more than the 3 minutes the FDA

allowed you at their " public hearing " last year.

Allan Routhier can be reached at Allan0265

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