The Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé monitors all drugs, but some more than others, either because they have only recently been on the market or because there are too many reported side effects.
In the list of 59 drugs “more monitored” available on the Afssaps site, there are very different drugs such as Champix, Alli, Ellaone …
In his speech to the press on the Mediator affair, on January 15, the Minister of Health asked Afssaps “that we immediately draw up an assessment of the 76 drugs which are currently being monitored. national pharmacovigilance system, by analyzing the results available to date and immediately initiating the benefit / risk reassessment process “.
This report will be submitted before the end of January and accessible to the public. In the meantime, you can consult the list of 59 drugs on the Afssaps website.
