8 hair straightening products pinned by Afssaps
In a press release published on Monday, December 27, Afssaps and the Directorate General for Competition, Consumption and Fraud Control ...
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Meningitis: Afssaps recommends the use of the Menveo vaccine
This tetravalent conjugate vaccine is currently intended to protect adolescents over 11 years of age and adults against serogroups A, ...
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Online sale of lenses: Afssaps alerts patients
The Brazilian manufacturer informed the Sanitary Agency that the lenses in question were not reserved for the European market. This ...
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Afssaps contraindicates the use of antitussive drugs in children under 2 years of age
A recent re-evaluation of these drugs by Afssaps showed a risk of adverse effects, in particular neuropsychiatric complications, respiratory depression ...
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Pioglitazone: Afssaps warns about increased risk of bladder cancer
Pioglitazone is indicated for the control of blood sugar in diabetic patients. This warning was issued pending the results of ...
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Afssaps: 2010 key figures for drug sales
September 30, 2011 - The French agency for the safety of health products (Afssaps) has just published the key figures ...
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59 drugs under increased surveillance by Afssaps
The Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé monitors all drugs, but some more than others, either because ...
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Buflomédil: Afssaps evokes a withdrawal
In its January edition, the independent medical journal Prescrire called for the withdrawal of the buflomedil, a medicine used for ...
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Mediator: health ministers not responsible
The Court of Justice of the Republic has just classified the complaint filed by a victim of the Mediator against ...
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Baclofen passes to the glass
Afssaps is taking a first step towards the authorization of baclofen in the treatment of alcoholism. But the agency insists ...
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The consumption of tranquilizers is on the rise
One in five French people used tranquilizers during the year. The number of users is on the rise again, especially ...
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Take Tramadol in moderation
This analgesic, whose sales increased by 30% in 2011, is said to be the subject of overdoses and is sometimes ...
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Generics under observation
82% of drugs dispensed in cities are generics. But specialists are wondering about the side effects that some of these ...
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