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n°232

December 2021

Issue Contents
Editorial

Free  Full value

p.283

Marketing Authorisations


Dapagliflozin (Forxiga°) and chronic heart failure

p.285-287
An alternative to the sacubitril + valsartan combination, with the serious adverse effects common to all gliflozins

Editors' opinion. Patchwork

p.287

Lacosamide (Vimpat°) in the prevention of generalised epileptic seizures from 4 years of age

p.288

Nasal glucagon (Baqsimi°) and hypoglycaemia with loss of consciousness

p.289

Encorafenib (Braftovi°) and metastatic colorectal cancer with BRAF V600E mutation

p.290-291

Omalizumab (Xolair°) in nasal polyposis

p.291-292

INN Common stem: -anib

p.292

Adverse Effects


Plants of the genus Artemisia and artemisinin derivatives: many unknowns during pregnancy

p.293-294

Inset. Drug-induced postpartum haemorrhage

p.295

Serotonergic antidepressants: postpartum haemorrhage

p.295-296

Propofol: green breast milk

p.296

Free  Teriparatide in pen injectors or cartridges: multidose formulations which must not be drawn into a syringe

p.297

Corticosteroid injections in rheumatology: acute coronary syndrome

p.298

Hydroxychloroquine: twice as many adverse effects reported worldwide in 2020

p.298

Dietary supplements containing vitamin D: overdose in infants

p.299

Acute kidney injury: often drug-induced

p.299

Loperamide: biliary pain and acute pancreatitis

p.300

TNF-alpha inhibitors: Kaposi's sarcoma

p.300-301

Everolimus, sirolimus, temsirolimus: osteonecrosis of the jaw

p.301

Reviews


Queries and Comments. Progestogen-only oral contraception: is levonorgestrel still the first choice in 2021?

p.302-304

Papilloma virus vaccine for young women

p.304
Fewer invasive cervical cancers in those vaccinated

Outlook


Free  Inset. Some key dates in the Mediator° disaster

p.305

Free  France's Mediator° trial reveals a cosy relationship between representatives of the French drug regulatory agency and an influential company

p.305-306

Free  Editors' opinion. A trial to prevent a new disaster through understanding and dissuasion

p.306

Rotarix° oral liquid vaccine: in a squeezable tube

p.307

Masthead


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