The one time I got tested for COVID-19, I wound up in the emergency room — but not because I tested positive. During the test, as the technician kept inching the swab deeper and deeper inside my nose, I felt…
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Doubling down on headache pain
It’s not uncommon for people who experience a concussion to have moderate to severe headaches in the weeks after the injury. A new study has found a combination of two drugs, both common anti-nausea medications, given intravenously in the emergency…
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CDC Warns of Drug-Resistant Typhoid Fever Outbreak
A new drug-resistant strain of Salmonella Typhi has infected least 71 people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new strain, extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Typhi, caused a large outbreak in Pakistan’s Sindh province…
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Abacavir/Lamivudine 600/300 APOTEX
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. ABACAVIR/LAMIVUDINE 600/300 APOTEX TABLET Contains the active ingredients abacavir (as sulfate) and lamivudine Consumer Medicine Information PATIENTS TAKING ABACAVIR AND LAMIVUDINE COMBINATION TABLETS, WHICH CONTAINS ABACAVIR, MAY…
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Norgesic
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. NORGESIC™ Tablets Orphenadrine citrate 35mg & Paracetamol 450mg Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Norgesic tablets. However it…
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Naprosyn SR
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. NAPROSYN SR® pronounced nap-row-sin S-R contains the active ingredient naproxen Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about NAPROSYN SR…
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Blooms the Chemist Metformin XR
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. BLOOMS THE CHEMIST METFORMIN XR Contains the active ingredient metformin hydrochloride Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about this…
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Estalis Continuous
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. ESTALIS® CONTINUOUS estradiol / norethisterone acetate (NETA) Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about the menopause (the “change of…
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Sudafed Sinus + Allergy & Pain Relief Tablets
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. SUDAFED SINUS + ALLERGY & PAIN RELIEF TABLETS Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride, Paracetamol, Triprolidine hydrochloride Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions…
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