Pharmacogenetics
Appendix 4: Consultation with the public
A consultation with the public was held between November 2002 and February 2003. Approximately 420 consultation documents were disseminated and a further 2,500 were downloaded from the website of the Nuffield Council. Eighty-four responses were received from individuals and organizations from a variety of backgrounds (see Figure 1). The responses came not only from the UK, but also from 15 other countries (see Table 1). Those who responded are listed at the end of this Appendix and the Working Party is grateful to them all.
A summary of the responses to specific questions posed in the consultation paper is set out below. It aims to reflect the issues and concerns that were raised, rather than to constitute a quantitative analysis of the responses.
Figure 1: Area of expertise of respondents
Figure 1: Area of expertise of respondents
| Country | Number of responses |
| UK | 58 |
| US | 10 |
| Australia | 2 |
| Ecuador | 2 |
| Estonia | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Greece | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Nigeria | 1 |
| Peru | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| The Netherlands | 1 |