Tag: Medicines
The Medicines Agency suspends the marketing of “Joëlle Ciocco” cosmetics
News Published on 03/15/2023 at 2:03 p.m. Updated 03/15/2023 at 2:03 p.m. Reading 1 min. If the health authorities have decided to suspend the sale of cosmetics from the Joëlle…
the Medicines Safety Agency is alarmed by the diversion of an antidiabetic to lose weight
The National Medicines Safety Agency is sounding the alarm over the misuse of Ozempic, an antidiabetic promoted on social networks as a way to quickly lose weight. Prescribed for the…
Salmonella infection in the egg giant – largest outbreak according to the Swedish Medicines Agency
Now the egg producer is forced to cull 160,000 hens, for the second time this year. Coop, Ica and Axfood had to recall eggs on Monday after salmonella was discovered…
Shortage of medicines: the government authorizes an increase in the prices of certain generics
News Published on 02/06/2023 at 3:26 p.m. Updated 02/06/2023 at 3:26 p.m. Reading 2 mins. The government made this announcement on Friday February 3: in the face of the current…
Shortage of medicines: the Standing Committee of European Doctors says it is “concerned”
News Published on 01/31/2023 at 12:47 p.m. Updated 01/31/2023 at 12:47 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Supply tensions concerning certain drugs in Europe have been going on for several months and…
The alarm: Medicines for feverish children almost out
Some medicines for feverish children are largely out of stock in the country. These are liquid painkillers with ibuprofen and paracetamol that are taken orally and are important mainly for…
Shortage of medicines: the government accepts a price increase
While France has suffered for months from a shortage of drugs, which concerns in particular the pediatric form – and widely prescribed – of the antibiotic amoxicillin, the Ministries of…
Osteoporosis: HAS updates its recommendations for the proper use of medicines
News Published on 01/26/2023 at 5:18 p.m. Updated 01/26/2023 at 5:18 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Osteoporosis, a disease characterized by a decrease in bone strength with age, affects a large…
Shortage of medicines: is France penalized for its too low prices?
After paracetamol and corticosteroids, it is now amoxicillin, the most prescribed antibiotic for children, which pharmacies in France are sorely lacking. So much so that some pharmacies have started to…
Medicines: four questions about the shortage affecting France
“The shortage has been our daily life for months,” sighs Stéphanie. This pharmacist based in Côte-d’Or contacts laboratories, wholesalers and even doctors every day, in vain. The display dedicated to…