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n°144

December 2013

Issue Contents
Editorial

Free  At least two!

p.284
Regulators should recognise that one favourable trial is not enough

Marketing Authorisations


Meningococcal conjugate vaccine A,C,W135,Y (New Drug)

p.285-288
Immunogenic from the age of 1 year

INN common stem: cef-

p.288

Bevacizumab and relapsed ovarian cancer (New Indication)

p.289
Too many serious and life-threatening adverse effects

Rivaroxaban and pulmonary embolism (New Indication)

p.290
No better than established anticoagulant therapy

Free  Ceftaroline fosamil (New Drug)

p.291
Just another intravenous antibiotic

Adverse Effects


Drug-related cardiac valve disease

p.292-295
Can be asymptomatic for long periods

Identifying drug-related disorders: a probabilistic approach

p.293

Devil's claw root: ulcers and gastrointestinal bleeding?

p.296
This plant is best avoided

Domperidone and cardiac disorders: avoid this neuroleptic

p.297
Poor harm-benefit balance

Febuxostat: hepatic failure

p.297
No safer than allopurinol

Reviews


Treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ

p.298-303
An uncertain harm-benefit balance

Ductal carcinoma in situ: progression to invasive cancer is slow and only occurs in a minority of cases

p.301

Prescrire's advice

p.303
Ductal carcinoma in situ: calmly discuss treatment options with the patient

Outlook


Publication planning: an effective corporate strategy to influence health professionals

p.304-307
Marketing ploy

An effective publication plan: the promotion of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy

p.305

Free  Generic bashing: effective but illegal

p.307
Very much in vogue in France

Masthead


Free  Masthead

p.282

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