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n°241

October 2022

Issue Contents
Editorial

Free  An African covid-19 vaccine, despite foot-dragging by drug companies

p.227

Marketing Authorisations


Estetrol + drospirenone (Drovelis°) for oral contraception

p.229-231
An insufficiently evaluated oestrogen combined with an unnecessarily dangerous progestogen

Editors' opinion. The rules for evaluating oral hormonal contraceptives must change!

p.231

Sacituzumab govitecan (Trodelvy°) in certain triple-negative breast cancers after multiple treatment failures

p.232-233
Extension of survival, but with frequent gastrointestinal and haematological adverse effects

Sodium oxybate (Xyrem°) in narcolepsy with cataplexy, from 7 years of age

p.234-235

Tixagevimab + cilgavimab (Evusheld°) in the prevention of covid-19

p.235

Queries and Comments. How protective is tixagevimab + cilgavimab (Evusheld°) against the Sars-CoV-2 Omicron variant?

p.236-237

Daratumumab + lenalidomide + dexamethasone as first-line treatment for certain multiple myelomas

p.238

Free  Trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu°) in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer

p.239

Editors' opinion. The magic of words

p.239

Subcutaneous daratumumab (Darzalex°) in certain multiple myelomas

p.240

Enzalutamide (Xtandi°) in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer

p.240

Adverse Effects


Viral vector covid-19 vaccines authorised in the European Union: a review of their adverse effects

p.241-243

Drug-induced skin ulcers

p.244-245

Oral administration of an injectable form: a little-studied practice with known risks

p.245

Inset. Questions to consider when using an injectable form orally

p.245

Oral anticoagulants: arthralgia without bleeding

p.246

Sirolimus, everolimus: ovarian cysts

p.246

Latanoprost and other "prosts" as eye drops: pregnancy loss

p.247

Common stem: -tecan

p.247

Outlook


Ellen 't Hoen: The public interest should be more central to government policy

p.248-249

Conflicts of interest in medical faculties and hospitals (continued)

p.250

Free  Antibiotic resistance: a growing threat

p.251

Masthead


Free  Masthead

p.226

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