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The Prescrire Awards for 2011

The 2011 Prescrire Awards: granted in total independence by Prescrire's Editorial Staff

Prescrire's review of new drugs and new indications in 2011

Progress in the pharmaceutical sector accounted for only a tiny proportion of the hundred or so new products and indications analysed by Prescrire in 2011. About 1 in 6 new products had more harms than benefits, while more than half of all new products provided no advantages over existing options. One worrisome trend was the expansion of "umbrella" ranges for self-medication.

"New drugs and new indications in 2011. France is better focused on patients' interests after the Mediator° scandal, but stagnation elsewhere" Prescrire Int 2012; 21 (126): 106-110. (pdf, free)