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n°145

January 2014

Issue Contents
Editorial

Free  Classics

p.4
A cool head is needed when dealing with industry hype and fads

Marketing Authorisations


Artenimol + piperaquine (New Drug)

p.5-8
Very slow piperaquine elimination: cardiovascular risks and interactions

Regorafenib (New Drug)

p.8-11
Metastatic colorectal cancer in treatment failure: may prolong survival by a few weeks

Everolimus after liver transplantation (New Indication)

p.12
Choose better-documented immunosuppressant combinations

INN common stem: -imod

p.12

Everolimus: a drug with two faces

p.12

Fingolimod (New Warnings)

p.13
Check cardiovascular status again on treatment resumption

Adverse Effects


Insulin use: preventable errors

p.14-17
Involving patients in treatment is essential

Free  Bowel cleansers: serious adverse effects

p.18
Gastritis, hyponatraemia

Free  Fentanyl patches: deaths in children

p.18
Safe disposal of used patches is a must

Free  Zolpidem: next-morning residual effects

p.18
No safer than benzodiazepines

Reviews


Screening for lung cancer

p.19-23
Too many uncertainties, even for smokers

Post-exposure tuberculosis in children under 5 years old

p.23
A large-scale study confirms the high risk

Outlook


An approach to preventing adverse drug effects during pregnancy

p.24-26
Read up and think hard before prescribing

The power of a study: detecting teratogenicity

p.25

Free  Conflicts of interest in France: feeble reform

p.27
French policy-makers have overlooked patients' interest

Masthead


Free  Masthead

p.2

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