THE US Food and Drug
Administration has approved a
new allergy medicine, Allegra, for
over-the-counter use.
Manufactured by Sanofi-Aventis,
Allegra has been approved for the
treatment of persons aged over
two years, and will be available in
its prescription strength without a
prescription in US pharmacies
from March this year.
MEANWHILE the FDA has also
announced a possible association
between saline and silicone gelfilled
breast implants and
anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
The warning comes on the heels
of data collected by the FDA which
suggests that patients with breast
implants “may have a very small
but significant risk of ALCL in the
scar capsule adjacent to the implant.”The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 27 Jan 11 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 27 Jan 11
DEMENTIA Australia has appointed comedian Geraldine Hickey (pictured) as its newest Ambassador, coinciding with the Melbourne Memory Walk & Jog event taking place this Sun.
NEW research from the Monash Addiction Research Centre has highlighted a critical shortfall in the availability of Naloxone, a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses, across community pharmacies in Australia’s most populous states.
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