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Perceptions of French general practitioners and patients regarding dextropropoxyphene withdrawal: a qualitative study
Aurélie Combier1, Lucile Bon1, Eric Van Ganse2,3,4
1Collège universitaire de médecine générale, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Université Saint-Étienne, Lyon, France.
Objectives:
Dextropropoxyphene (DXP), a step 2 analgesic commonly prescribed in France, was withdrawn from the French market in 2011 following a European decision due to its poor risk-benefit ratio. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of French general practitioners (GPs) and patients regarding DXP withdrawal.
Design:
Qualitative study based on 26 individual semi-structured interviews.
Setting:
Rhône-Alpes region of France.
Participants:
Thirteen patients and 13 GPs.
Methods:
Interviews were conducted to collect data concerning the status of DXP, its efficacy and safety, the conditions of DXP's withdrawal and its potential impact. The transcripts were analysed using NVivo software.
Results:
DXP was a very popular drug among both patients and GPs. Its withdrawal was a bad experience for patients and many GPs; these misunderstood the reasons for its withdrawal and several contested them. They generally recognised more benefits than risks of DXP and considered alternative drugs unsatisfactory. In the same period, a French court case regarding another drug led to distrust towards the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare institutions, which contributed to the negative feelings reported. However, the experience was positive for the GPs who had been alerted to the poor DXP risk-benefit ratio well before its withdrawal.
Conclusions:
Apart from physicians who were previously informed of its poor risk-benefit ratio, DXP withdrawal was not a good experience for patients and GPs. Better anticipation by the health authorities, in terms of pharmacoepidemiological surveillance and communication to healthcare professionals as well as the general public, should provide better acceptance of such a decision in the future.
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