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n°153

October 2014

Issue Contents
Editorial

Free  Solving a treatment dilemma

p.228
Weighing the risks of drugs during pregnancy

Marketing Authorisations


Rivaroxaban 2.5 mg (New Indication)

p.229-232
No justification for using this anticoagulant after an acute coronary syndrome

Bedaquiline (New Drug)

p.232-234
More data needed on this dangerous antitubercular drug

Lixisenatide (New Drug)

p.234-235
Wait for conclusive results on complications of diabetes

Clevidipine (New Drug)

p.236
Hypertensive crises during surgery: no advance

INN common stem: -lutamide

p.236

Enzalutamide (New Drug)

p.237
An alternative to abiraterone after docetaxel failure

Adverse Effects


Antibiotics during childhood and inflammatory bowel disease?

p.238-239
4 epidemiological studies

Transdermal rotigotine in restless legs syndrome: impulse control disorders

p.239
Adverse effect confirmed

Triptans: beware of vasoconstrictive effects

p.240
Cardiovascular reactions

Testosterone: myocardial infarction and stroke

p.240-241
Consistent data

High-dose baclofen: withdrawal syndrome following abrupt discontinuation

p.241
To be discontinued gradually

Abiraterone: thrombocytopenia

p.241
Several dozen reports worldwide

Free  Boceprevir: serious haematological disorders

p.242
Monitoring blood cell counts is essential

Free  Colchicine: more deaths

p.242
Advanced age and renal failure are risk factors

Free  Fluorouracil: dosing errors with infusion pumps

p.242
Prevention includes double-checking

Reviews


Migraine and pregnancy

p.243-245
Choice of treatment

Triptans during pregnancy

p.244

Tuberculosis

p.245-246
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: treatment is empirical, for want of robust trials

COPD exacerbations: 5 days of corticosteroid therapy

p.246-247
As effective as 14 days of therapy

Modest impact of brief intervention on excessive alcohol consuption

p.247
Behavioural approaches

Outlook


Obstacles to the universal application of INNs

p.248-251
Independence of WHO INN programme must be safeguarded

Free  Premarketing trials: too few patients

p.251
Regulators are complacent

Masthead


Free  Masthead

p.226

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