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The French consume too many benzodiazepines. The Haute Autorité de Santé has thus recalled its recommendations for doctors to limit the prescription of these drugs indicated against anxiety and insomnia and to facilitate the cessation of treatment. Because taking benzodiazepines has long-term effects on the health of patients and leads to addiction. What are benzodiazepines…
Liraglutide, normally prescribed to treat diabetes, would cause remarkable weight loss in obese or overweight people. In addition to physical exercise and a balanced diet, this molecule quadruples the number of pounds lost. After the dangers of Isoméride® and Médiator®, reluctance arose regarding the marketing of new anti-obesity treatments. In April 2015, the French Medicines…
Antiretroviral therapies would considerably reduce the risk of transmitting the AIDS virus. Whether taken therapeutically by infected people, or for preventive purposes by healthy people whose practices are at risk, these treatments have proven their effectiveness. The 8th International AIDS Society Conference (IAS 2015) is currently taking place in Vancouver, Canada, July 19-22. This meeting,…
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Before taking his treatment correctly, a patient must understand and adhere to it. An act that is neither simple nor obvious, according to around fifty chronically ill people interviewed by the Collectif Interassociatif sur la santé. For them, taking the medicine correctly depends above all on a relationship of trust and dialogue with their caregiver….
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The European Medicines Agency has issued a favorable opinion on the registration of two anti-PCSK9 molecules. Repatha® and Praluent® are the first representatives of a new drug class which completes the therapeutic arsenal against hypercholesterolemia. This is new hope for patients with hypercholesterolemia in whom a well-conducted treatment – thanks to an adapted diet or…
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Two recent studies by Medicare have shown non-compliance with the terms of prescription and delivery of isotretinoin, a “shock” treatment for acne. Faced with the high risk of fetal malformation of this drug and the resurgence of cases of pregnancies exposed to isotretinoin, the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM)…
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From June 1, it will be possible to find the first treatment for erectile dysfunction in the form of a cream in pharmacies. Even if this product will surely make more than one “dream”, a transparency commission from the High Authority for Health (HAS), issued on March 18, 2015, warns its users against numerous undesirable…
The FDA, the American drug agency, has authorized the marketing of the first preventive treatment reducing the risk of infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The Truvada is particularly aimed at “healthy subjects at high risk of being contaminated”. This decision is not a surprise because this drug has already proven its effectiveness….
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Bexarotene, a drug commonly used against a type of skin cancer, was given to mice with the disease. And the result was astounding: their brain function was quickly restored. This information is published today in the American journal Science. To carry out this research, the scientists used genetically modified mice to develop Alzheimer’s disease. These…
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