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n°228

July 2021

Issue Contents
Editorial

Free  Show your face!

p.171

Marketing Authorisations


Solriamfetol (Sunosi°) and sleepiness due to narcolepsy or sleep apnoea

p.173-174
An amphetamine with poorly documented cardiovascular harms

Inset. Solriamfetol: similar chemical structure and pharmacological effects to other amphetamines

p.174

Tezacaftor + ivacaftor (Symkevi°) and cystic fibrosis with the F508del mutation from 12 years of age

p.175-176

Pembrolizumab (Keytruda°) as first-line treatment for certain metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancers

p.177

Ramucirumab (Cyramza°) as first-line treatment for certain lung cancers

p.178

Isatuximab (Sarclisa°) as third-line or subsequent treatment for multiple myeloma

p.179-180

Free  Fusidic acid + betamethasone valerate cream (Dermafusone°) and infected atopic eczema

p.180

INN Common stem: -meran, -siran

p.181

Adverse Effects


Drug-induced arterial aneurysm and dissection

p.182-185

Perampanel: Stevens-Johnson syndrome and serious liver disorders

p.185

Editors' opinion. Sounding the alarm

p.186

Proton pump inhibitors: know how to avoid unjustified risks and how to "deprescribe"

p.186-187

Low-dose methotrexate: 2-year follow-up of adverse events

p.187-188

Fingolimod: serious liver injury, sometimes ­requiring transplantation

p.189

Neuroleptics: acute respiratory failure

p.189

Reviews


Human papillomavirus vaccine in men

p.190-191
A topic to be addressed early on with all young men

Editors' opinion. HPV vaccination: useful for some, possibly for all

p.191

Prescrire's proposals. HPV vaccination in men: talk about it

p.191

Outlook


Food supplements: poorly evaluated and moni­tored, too readily authorised, and sometimes dangerous

p.192-193

Editors' opinion. Food supplements: what part can healthcare professionals play?

p.193

Jordi Llinares: Sometimes the unknowns are even more important than what is known

p.194-195

Withdrawal of reimbursement for Alzheimer's drugs and exposure to psychotropics

p.195

Masthead


Free  Masthead

p.170

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