“Discard for better care”. This is the motto of the independent review Prescribe, which updates every year since 2010, the list of drugs it considers ineffective or dangerous, and which it therefore recommends avoiding. A list for patients, but also caregivers, to help them “choose quality care”and to limit possible health risks. To do this, … Read more
Recently, a delegation of deputies from Ho Chi Minh City carried out investigations at the Cho Rây hospital on the implementation of the autonomy mechanism and the public purchase of medicines. The hospital has shown the shortcomings that make it difficult to pay salaries and establish financial autonomy. >> More than 80% of people ready … Read more
Two drugs are particularly affected: Ozempic (semaglutide) and Trulicity (dulaglutide). “They are indicated in the treatment of poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, in addition to diet and physical activity”, details the Agency. Despite these difficulties of access, the ANSM calls on affected patients to “not to modify (their) treatment without medical advice”. “Talk to your … Read more
Posted on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 In order to strengthen links with regional health players and promote the sector in the region, Leem (Les Entreprises du Médicament) and the Alliance Innovation Santé Nouvelle-Aquitaine (ALLIS-NA), a regional skills center for players from the health sector, have just signed a partnership agreement in the presence of Philippe … Read more
Published on : 01/07/2022 – 18:54 Every spring, hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs, a species older than the dinosaurs, come to breed on the beaches of Delaware Bay, on the East Coast of the United States. Horseshoe crabs are vital in ensuring that vaccines given to humans are safe. Their blood is used by … Read more
Published on : 03/06/2022 – 11:43 The sanctions imposed following the invasion in Ukraine are being felt in Russia in the health sector. To obtain certain medicines, which have become impossible to find in pharmacies, the inhabitants are forced to order them in Turkey. Finding certain drugs is a headache in Russia. In question, the … Read more
Hundreds of boxes of fake drugs, worth an estimated 1.7 million euros, were seized this week by Senegalese customs in the Thiaroye area (west), they announced in a press release on Sunday. This “record” seizure, according to the press release, was valued at 1.15 billion CFA francs (1.7 million euros). “Dozens of packages and hundreds … Read more
The American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer pledged on Wednesday to sell some of its drugs and vaccines at cost to 45 poor countries, as part of an initiative announced at the Davos Economic Forum. “With all that we have learned and accomplished over the past two years, now is the time to start closing the gap … Read more