This medication that some people take to lose weight can cause pancreatitis
© Shutterstock / Pixel-ShotThe Ozempic, developed by the Novo Nordisk laboratory, acts by attaching to the receptors of the hormone ...
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What is this medication that is still too often prescribed to pregnant women and which puts the baby at risk?
© Shutterstock / Ground Picture“There are still too many pregnancies taking carbamazepine” warns the National Medicines Safety Agency (ANSM). However, ...
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Insomnia: this medication that should no longer be taken after age 65
© ShutterstockHaving shorter, more split nights and more frequent nocturnal awakenings is completely normal after the age of 65. Physiological ...
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Consultations and medication could soon be less well reimbursed
© Shutterstock / ldutkoIn 2024, the Social Security financing bill could generate additional costs for patients. Consultations, like medicines, could ...
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Do you take anti-reflux medication? Beware of this risk that appears over the years
© Shutterstock / Doucefleur16 million patients, or about a quarter of French people, are treated with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), ...
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“I’m a doctor: this is how I reduced my patients’ medication”
© Shutterstock / rawf8" I have practiced homeopathy for 40 years. 5 years ago, I accepted the mission to treat ...
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A drug used in cardiology could cure pancreatic cancer
The use of perhexiline against pancreatic cancer could be effective. THE ESSENTIAL A drug used in cardiology could cure pancreatic ...
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Cystic fibrosis: the benefits of triple therapy
The combination of three drugs helps reduce inflammation of the lungs in people with cystic fibrosis. THE ESSENTIAL A combination ...
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Alopecia: a new treatment would promote hair regrowth
A drug, "well tolerated" in people aged 12 and over with alopecia areata, would restore hair coverage by 80%. THE ...
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Menopause, endometriosis, infertility: the ANSM warns about certain progestins
The National Medicines Agency warns against three treatments, prescribed to many women, which would promote the occurrence of brain tumors. ...
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Sunburn: which photosensitizing drugs can increase the risk?
Some treatments make the skin more sensitive to the effects of the sun. Here are which ones. THE ESSENTIAL In ...
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A new effective drug to treat Gaucher disease
The use of ambroxol could help treat Gaucher's disease which causes enlargement of the liver and spleen. THE ESSENTIAL Ambroxol, ...
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Lung cancer: a hearty breakfast boosts the effectiveness of a drug
Taking a small molecule kinase inhibitor with a hearty breakfast or lunch enhances its effectiveness in patients with certain types ...
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Use of drugs: the call to order from the ANSM
While 3 out of 10 French people adapt the dose or duration of the drugs prescribed to them by themselves, ...
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Microgravity in space could help treat cancer
The University of California, San Diego is the first to test the effectiveness of cancer drugs in space on a ...
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Lung cancer: a drug reduces the risk of death
Scientists have observed that the drug osimertinib could reduce the risk of death in patients with a certain type of ...
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Ringworm: some antifungals are no longer effective
Caused by a fungus, ringworm is usually a mild disease. In the United States, two cases worry the authorities because ...
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Autoimmune diseases: a treatment against diabetes could cure them
A drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, canagliflozin, has the potential to treat autoimmune diseases, researchers say. THE ...
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Acne: a drug against hypertension would be effective
Spironolactone, a treatment prescribed for people with high blood pressure, could help many women who suffer from persistent acne. THE ...
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Radioactivity: a drug to prevent the risk of contamination?
In the United States, a clinical trial in humans will soon begin to test the tolerance of an oral drug, ...
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Experimentation with therapeutic cannabis: already out of stock
There is a risk, in the short term, of a shortage of certain CBD and THC-based drugs used in the ...
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Menopause: a new drug without hormones against hot flashes
A hormone-free drug for menopausal hot flashes is doing very well in clinical trials. THE ESSENTIAL The phase 3 clinical ...
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Purchasing power: 6 out of 10 French people give up non-prescription drugs
For budget reasons, patients pay more attention to the price of non-reimbursed treatments than to the brand. THE ESSENTIAL For ...
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Adverse effects, out of stock: a platform tells everything about your drugs
The National Medicines Safety Agency (ANSM) has set up an online information platform which allows you to know the adverse ...
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A new miracle drug against resistant migraine?
A treatment, Atogepant, reduces the frequency of migraines in patients for whom no treatment is effective. THE ESSENTIAL Migraine is ...
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Weight Loss Products Banned For Sale Due To Serious Adverse Effects
The Medicines Agency (ANSM) announced yesterday the suspension of Trex Tea (powder), Trex Caps (capsules), and Trex Plus (effervescent form) ...
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Taken to “enlarge the buttocks”, this antiallergic can become dangerous
To have voluminous buttocks, some women take an antiallergic drug whose merits they praise on social networks like TikTok. But, ...
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Heart failure and sleep apnea: a promising drug to treat them
New Zealand researchers have developed a new drug that has the potential to relieve both heart failure and sleep apnea. ...
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Shortage of drugs: “if I don’t have it, I die” warns a teenager with cystic fibrosis
With the context of drug shortages in France, it is more and more complicated to obtain treatment against cystic fibrosis, ...
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Hair pulling: a drug against Alzheimer’s to treat this disorder?
A drug for Alzheimer's disease could provide relief to people with a disorder that causes them to pull their hair ...
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