Ketamine: Misuse alert!
The ANSM alerts patients and users to the risks associated with the misuse of ketamine. THE ESSENTIAL The ANSM is ...
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The ANSM warns of the misuse of Periactin, an anti-allergic drug used to… gain weight
Misuse of Periactin, an antihistamine, has been identified on social media. Some use this drug to gain weight. However, this ...
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World Pain Day: beware of paracetamol
Some consume them like candy, but beware: an overdose of paracetamol tablets can have dramatic consequences. THE ESSENTIAL The term ...
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How to avoid benzodiazepine misuse?
In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the equivalent of our National Drug Safety Agency, wishes to ...
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Covid-19: the Medicines Agency warns against the misuse of chloroquine
The National Medicines Safety Agency fears that some Covid-19 patients will suffer from serious side effects after taking chloroquine without ...
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Antibiotic resistance: WHO warns again about the misuse of antibiotics
© Getty Images“Things need to change right away. The era of antibiotics is coming to an end”alert this Monday, November ...
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Misuse of drugs responsible for 10,000 deaths
© Thinkstock10,000 deaths, more than 130,000 hospitalizations and nearly 1.3 million hospital days are due to misuse of the drug, ...
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A new campaign to fight drug misuse
Are you familiar with drug iatrogenism? This practice consists of misusing drugs (bad dosage, multiple treatments, etc.). It promotes negative ...
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