In reaction to the request of the medical journal Prescrire regarding the withdrawal of three drugs (buflomedil, nimesulide and vinflunine), the Minister of Health, Xavier Bertrand reaffirmed this Wednesday, January 5, on Canal +, his desire to reduce the delays of drug withdrawal. “We must take decisions sooner at national level as well as at European level”.
He specified: “from the moment when there are the first indications, I think that it is necessary to strengthen and accelerate the pharmacovigilance to determine whether the problem that may exist in some patients is a problem that may recur in other patients “.
The Minister of Health urged the French to remain confident in the health system “I will not hesitate for a second to take the most radical measures, in order to restore more confidence in our drug system” did he declare. He also invited patients to consult their doctor in case of doubts about a drug and recalled that it was better not to stop an ongoing treatment without the advice of a doctor.