ADHD: Ritalin wrongly prescribed in adults
The ANSM takes stock of the use and safety of methylphenidate in France. If no new risk has been detected, ...
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Ala Octa: medical misuse in question
The ophthalmological product suspected of having caused the partial blindness of about fifteen people is used for serious cases of ...
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Baclophone: the first pharmacovigilance study on Baclofen
A pharmacovigilance study will be set up to understand the adverse effects of Baclofen, according to a press release from ...
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Ketamine: respect the dosages to avoid liver damage
Large doses of ketamine can cause serious damage to the liver. The health authorities ask to respect the dosages.The pain ...
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Social networks: the observatory of adverse drug reactions
SURVEY –5% of adverse drug reactions are reported. Several teams are trying to analyze the messages posted on social networks, ...
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Medicines: how start-ups are using your messages
SURVEY - The start-up Kap Code offers manufacturers and health agencies a pharmacovigilance tool based on the monitoring of social ...
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Pharmacovigilance: “France has not given itself the means to move forward”
INTERVIEW - Despite a low reporting rate, the French pharmacovigilance system is one of the most effective in the world. ...
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Pharmacovigilance: “It is wrong to speak of a shortage of experts”
INTERVIEW - Two years ago, the Igas issued an alarming report on the ability of the ANSM to fulfill its ...
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Pulmonary hypertension: suspected side effects for Uptravi
Several deaths have been reported in patients taking selexipag, a molecule that has European marketing authorization.As of today, doctors should ...
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Drugs against motion sickness: abuse among young people
Two drugs for nausea and motion sickness were placed under restriction after reports of abuse and misuse. Two drugs distributed ...
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Africa: too many dangerous drugs remain on the market
On the African continent, a large number of drugs withdrawn from the market in other countries remain accessible for a ...
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Paroxetine: an ineffective and risky antidepressant for adolescents
A new analysis of a clinical trial published in 2001 shows that this antidepressant has low efficacy, but increases risky ...
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Inventory of oral contraception
On the eve of the presentation by the Medicines Agency of the latest pharmacovigilance figures, recall of data on oral ...
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Dangerous drugs: too long delays before withdrawal from the market
On average, four years elapse between the first observations of deaths attributed to drugs and their withdrawal from the market. ...
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Docetaxel: 48 deaths recorded over the past 20 years
In 20 years, 48 patients have died from docetaxel, according to the ANSM survey. The use of the molecule remains ...
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Medication: 7 measures to avoid bad prescriptions
The pill case has shown the need for better monitoring of medical precriptions. Professors Bégaud and Costagliola formulate 7 proposals ...
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Baclofen: the number of side effects increased by 67%
In 2012, the pharmacovigilance committee identified 405 undesirable effects linked to baclofen. This increase is believed to be due to ...
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The 2012 review of baclofen experts shows an increase in the number of adverse effects. The pharmacovigilance committee recommends supervised ...
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Plant names complicate pharmacovigilance
Aylmer (PasseportSanté.net) February 16, 2005 - A single plant has several names: its common and botanical names, not to mention ...
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Pharmacovigilance in Singapore: an example to follow
AYLMER (PasseportSanté.net) February 17, 2006 - Faced with the popularity of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Singapore authorities decided a few ...
Read more18,000 deaths per year with drugs
The side effects of drugs cause at least 18,000 deaths each year in France, indicates Dr. Bernard Bégaud, heard as ...
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Medicines: why the side effects are not well known
Side effects of drugs cause at least 18,000 deaths each year in France, says Dr Bernard Bégaud. This is partly ...
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Mediator: the relentless indictment of Dr Irène Frachon
For Dr Irène Frachon, pharmacovigilance could not detect the cardiopulmonary toxicity of Mediator because the laboratory gave a reassuring speech ...
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Internet users become the first whistleblowers
An American study confirms the interest of listening to the "signals" of Internet users in order to identify complications linked ...
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Pr Jean-François Bergmann: “we are agitated on minor drugs”
For this professor of therapeutics, recent cases as well as the list of unnecessary drugs published by the journal Prescrire ...
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Diane 35: Marisol Touraine recognizes dysfunctions
Coming back to the suspension of Diane 35, Marisol Touraine announced that the Medicines Agency would publish information on the ...
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Diane 35 being reassessed
While this drug wrongly used as a contraceptive is being re-evaluated, an Ansm document reports seven deaths linked to Diane ...
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Deputy Gérard Bapt calls for the immediate withdrawal of Diane 35
The PS deputy wants Diane 35, an anti-acne drug used as a contraceptive, which is believed to be involved in ...
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Diane 35: 315,000 French women concerned
The Medicines Agency has confirmed that four deaths were attributable to venous thrombosis linked to Diane 35. Wrongly used as ...
Read moreGenerics under surveillance
Following incidents communicated by health professionals or actions carried out by other countries concerning certain generics, the Medicines Agency carries ...
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