Cystic fibrosis: “we are asking for Kaftrio to be extended to all responding patients”
Researchers have shown that Kaftrio has a beneficial effect in more than 50% of people with cystic fibrosis who do ...
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Rare diseases: access to medicines now simplified
The ANSM is setting up a one-stop-shop to simplify the procedures for requesting patients requiring treatment under temporary authorizations for ...
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Nanomaterials: NGOs call for a national strategy
Several measures are called for: traceability and information for the consumer, the ban on titanium dioxide and a marketing authorization ...
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Drugs withdrawn: “There are no more risks with generics”
INTERVIEW - The Medicines Agency has suspended the authorizations of 11 generic drugs. Certain tests were not carried out according ...
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Generic drugs: 9 specialties suspended in France
The authorizations of 9 generic drugs are suspended. The ANSM has serious reservations about the integrity of the data from ...
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Abilify: off-label prescriptions under surveillance
After having published an update, the Medicines Safety Agency is setting up a monitoring of off-indication prescriptions for Abilify, indicated ...
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Autism: alert on the use of an unspecified drug
The Medicines Safety Agency is setting the record straight. Abilify, indicated for schizophrenia, is not authorized for the treatment of ...
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Ibuprofen: laboratories must update the leaflets
The leaflets for ibuprofen-based medicines must mention the cardiovascular risks associated with heavy consumption, according to a decision by the ...
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Baclofen: 2,200 alcoholic patients followed by the ANSM
Three months ago, the ANSM gave the green light to the temporary recommendation for the use of baclofen for alcohol ...
Read moreBaclofen: 1,400 alcoholic patients followed by the ANSM
Five weeks ago, the ANSM gave the green light to the temporary recommendation for the use of baclofen for alcohol ...
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Blood cancers: ibrutinib, a hope for hundreds of patients
A new drug will be available for patients with leukemia or lymphoma resistant to other molecules. An accelerated procedure due ...
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The 1st cannabis-based drug in pharmacies in 2015
The Medicines Safety Agency has authorized the marketing of Sativex, a medicinal product derived from cannabis. It will be prescribed ...
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DNA tests to be done at home prohibited for sale
The US health authority has ordered a start-up to withdraw its DNA tests from sale. The products have not received ...
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Mediator: the list of indictments is growing
A former Servier researcher and four doctors, former members of the AMM, have just been added to the list of ...
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Green light for skin cancer drug
The Roche group announces the upcoming commercialization of its treatment for advanced basal cell carcinoma Erivedge. This skin cancer remains ...
Read moreThe stages in the life of a drug
The drug is not a trivial product. It meets very strict regulations, and is part of a highly supervised circuit. ...
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The drug circuit is rebuilt after the storm
Target of criticism after the Mediator affair and in the book of two doctors, the system for marketing, pharmacovigilance and ...
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An anti-ulcer drug used to induce labor
The ANSM warns gynecologists against the misuse of an anti-ulcer drug, Cytotec. Used to induce childbirth, it can sometimes prove ...
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