[The treatment of hot flashes due to menopause. Comparative study of two drugs (author's transl)].

The efficacy of veralipride, a new non-hormonal treatment for the treatment of menopausal symptoms, was evaluated following a randomised comparative study with a commonly used non-hormonal drug, bêta-alanine. Two groups of patients between 53 and 59 years received, one veralipride (22) at a dose of 100 mg/day for 20 days, the other beta-alanine (21) during the same period. 14 patients noted an improvement in their hot flushes while receiving veralipride as against 4 receiving beta-alanine. The superiority of veralipride was quite significant (P less than 0.01). Both products were well tolerated.