Tag: medications
Green light for Xevudy, one of the few treatments still effective against Omicron
A new treatment against Covid-19 has obtained the approval of the Haute Autorité de Santé. It retains its effectiveness against the Omicron variant and significantly limits the risk of hospitalization…
Are Osteoarthritis Medications Effective?
Osteoarthritis is counted among the osteoarticular diseases. It induces the degradation of cartilage which causes inflammation of the synovial membrane that surrounds it. Pain, loss of mobility, and sometimes inflammatory…
Common cold: “the use of vasoconstrictors exposes you to risks”, warns the ANSM
A vasoconstrictor is a drug sold in pharmacies for colds. It is used to unclog the nose. The ANSM would like to point out that their use is not trivial.…
Molnupiravir: dismissed by the HAS, return to the disappointments of the Merck pill
The High Authority for Health (HAS) has just pronounced on the use of Molnupiravir to fight against Covid-19. The effectiveness of the Merck pill is called into question by new…
Statins: these drugs would not cause muscle pain
News Posted on 02/26/2021 2 min read Statins, drugs prescribed against excess blood cholesterol, do not cause muscle pain, contrary to their reputation which has discouraged many patients from taking…
Trodelvy: what is it?
A new therapy now exists to treat the breast cancer advanced triple negative. Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan) is a drug in the class of anticancer. After a favorable opinion issued by…
Controversy over the benefits of aspirin in preventing cardiovascular disease
The recommendations of learned societies are contradictory. Should aspirin be used or not as part of a risk prevention strategy for cardiovascular events? A recently published European study shows that…