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The Prescrire Awards for 2017

The independent French journal's take on the year's
top Drugs, Packaging and Information

The annual Prescrire Awards

The Prescrire Drug Awards for 2017

One of the drugs reviewed in our French edition in 2017 made the "Honours List" while two others were considered "Noteworthy". None of the new products examined constituted a sufficient therapeutic advance to warrant a "Pilule d'Or" (Golden Pill) Award.

DRUG AWARDS >

The Prescrire Packaging Awards for 2017

Prescrire's working group on drug packaging awarded one Packaging Award for 2017, based on the presentation and on the prominence of the INN and of information contributing to the quality of care and the prevention of medication errors.

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The Prescrire Information Awards for 2017

Pharmaceutical companies provide Prescrire with a lot of information but, as in previous years, few pharmaceutical companies embraced transparency in 2017 by agreeing to share all the data they hold with the health professionals who subscribe to Prescrire.

INFORMATION AWARDS >

Drugs to avoid in 2018

In conjunction with the Prescrire Awards for 2017, the nonprofit French medical journal has published its annual update of drugs that are more harmful than beneficial.

DRUGS TO AVOID IN 2018 >