E-drug: 2010 Prescrire Awards
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Dear Colleagues,
On 27 January 2011, Prescrire presented the 2010 Prescrire Awards at the annual "Pilule d'Or" ("Golden Pill") ceremony in Paris. Prescrire's Drugs, Information and Packaging Awards were presented, followed by a debate on the theme of "Comparisons enable better treatment - evaluating therapeutic advances in patients' best interests".
This year Prescrire's top honour, the "Pilule d'Or" ("Golden Pill") was not awarded, but 3 drugs were singled out for recognition. There was no Packaging Award, but 4 "Yellow Cards" and 9 "Red Cards" were handed out to medicines for packaging that was judged substandard or dangerous.
Seven pharmaceutical companies were honoured for the information provided to Prescrire's Editorial Staff.
A debate on the theme of therapeutic progress featured a lively exchange of ideas, all in the name of improving the quality of patient care
More details here:
http://english.prescrire.org/en/81/168/46786/0/NewsDetails.aspx
Christophe Kopp
website: www.english.prescrire.org
ckopp@prescrire.org