Drugs

PHAC says the manufacturer requires a minimum order of its updated protein-based vaccine, called Nuvaxovid, which far exceeds the uptake by Canadians last year.

The medication is already indicated for managing irritable bowel syndrome with constipation and chronic idiopathic constipation in adults.

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The European Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee reviewed reported cases and post-marketing safety data to evaluate the risks of PRES and RCVS with pseudoephedrine-containing medicines.

A review of new launches, new indications, new dosage forms and Health Canada advisories.

Get the info you need on this new product, part of our drug news roundup for September.

Fears of severe reaction to the drug have prevented some providers from prescribing it, but appear to be unwarranted.

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified the cellular and molecular mechanisms, induced by a class of antibiotics, that can lead to respiratory allergies.