david opened the envelope and laid the pages out on his desk.according to these results there were two hundred and fifty volunteers who had completed the required process.only seventeen of them had dropped out of the study for reasons unknown.the remaining two hundred and thirty three volunteers had made it through with flying colors.the only difficulty reported by the drug company was a slight increase in blood pressure during the first few weeks of drug termination.the partial conclusion of the study was that consumers should not terminate the medication abruptly.it would be recommended that patients consult their physicians prior to going off suprame.in that way , the doctor would be in a position to monitor a patients progress .