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n°160

May 2015

Issue Contents
Editorial

Free  Being pragmatic

p.116
Ease of drug use must not be ignored

Marketing Authorisations


Afatinib (Giotrif°)

p.117
Non-small cell lung cancer: just another "tinib"

Blurred vision

p.117

Loxapine (Adasuve°) for inhalation

p.118-119
A dangerous gadget

Lenalidomide (Revlimid°) and myelodysplastic syndromes

p.119
Transfusions are preferable, despite their constraints

Free  Simeprevir (Olysio°)

p.120
Chronic hepatitis C: an option for some patients

Free  INN common stem: -pamide

p.120

Eculizumab (Soliris°) and paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria in children

p.121
When transfusions are too frequent

Adverse Effects


Human papillomavirus vaccines: 2014 safety review

p.122-129
No signs of disproportionate harms

Efficacy of HPV vaccine in late 2014

p.126-127

Reviews


Glucose-lowering treatment of type 2 diabetes

p.130-135
Part II - Glucose-lowering drugs after metformin: a choice based largely on adverse effects

Type 2 diabetes: which glucose-lowering drug, if any, after metformin?

p.135
Prescrire's advice

Outlook


Free  Drug packaging in 2014

p.136-138
Authorities should direct more efforts towards medication safety

Free  Access to data: EMA in key position

p.139
Resisting industry pressure

Masthead


Free  Masthead

p.114

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