Paying the price, liver problems with fezolinetant, systemic anticancer treatments

In this podcast recorded in early February, David Phizackerley and Julian Treadwell (DTB Associate Editor) provide an overview of the March 2025 issue of DTB. Julian talks about his work as an academic GP based at Bristol University. He explains why and how he developed the GP Evidence website ( ) as a resource for health professionals to use as part of a shared decision making process, and talks about the importance of providing patients with information on the absolute benefits and harms of different treatment options for long-term conditions. The editorial discusses a paper published in The Lancet on the population-health impact of new drugs recommended by NICE and highlights the tension between NICE's role in ensuring that treatments are a cost-effective use of taxpayers’ money and its role in championing the for-profit life-sciences - . A DTB Select item summarises safety alerts issued by the US Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency on liver problems associated with fezolinetant (▼Veoza), a drug licensed for the treatment of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms associated with the menopause - . The main article provides an overview of systemic anticancer treatments and conventional cytotoxic drugs - . Links GP Evidence ( ) Naci H, Murphy P, Woods B, et al. Population-health impact of new drugs recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in England during 2000–20: a retrospective analysis. The Lancet 2025;405:50–60. ( ) Please

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This episode was published on Mar 3, 2025.

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