n°121

November 2011

Issue Contents
Editorial

Free  DES: an ongoing disaster

p.256
Important lessons are still being overlooked

Marketing Authorisations


Quetiapine (New Drug)

p.257-261
A me-too neuroleptic; no panacea

Fondaparinux and isolated superficial-vein thrombosis (New Indication)

p.262
Of little interest

Omalizumab 75 mg (New Dosage)

p.262
Whatever the dosage, the drug should be avoided in severe persistent asthma

Free  Onsenal°: marketing authorisation withdrawn in the European Union (Marketing Withdrawal)

p.263
Company failed to supply required data

Free  INN common-stem: -conazole

p.263

Adverse Effects


Psychological consequences of DES exposure in utero

p.264-266
Long-term studies are needed

Prenatal DES exposure: long-term somatic effects

p.265

Exenatide and sitagliptin: pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer

p.267
Harms on the rise

Dutasteride: high-grade prostate cancer

p.267
Risky in prostate cancer prevention

Tadalafil: visual and auditory disorders

p.267
Inform patients of these risks

Reviews


Analgesia for terminally ill adult patients

p.268-273
Preserve quality of life

Simple cystitis

p.273
Symptoms persist longer without antibiotics

Outlook


Analysing an adverse event in primary care: a multidisciplinary, collaborative process

p.274-278
Promoting a culture of safety

Free  European Medicines Agency: reliance on placebo studies is unacceptable

p.278
New drugs must be compared to established treatments

Free  The Mediator° scandal in France: key dates, key issues

p.280

Masthead


Free  Masthead

p.254

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