Fresenius Kabi announced it has been granted an expanded indication for SMOFlipid Lipid Injectable Emulsion (ILE) for pediatric patients in the United States, including term and preterm neonates, making it the first and only four-oil lipid emulsion for parenteral nutrition patients of every age.
Zovirax Cold Sore Cream is indicated in adults and children for the treatment of Herpes simplex virus infections of the lips and face (recurrent herpes labialis ). Immunocompromised Patients Zovirax Cold Sore Cream is not recommended for use in immunocompromised patients. Such patients must be advised to consult a physician concerning the treatment of any infection.
For the temporary relief of toothache.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. announces that Health Canada has approved Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec), a one-time gene therapy for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with vision loss due to inherited retinal dystrophy caused by confirmed biallelic RPE65 mutations and who have sufficient viable retinal cells.
Objectives: To examine the efficacy of plasma exchange in the short and long term treatment of myasthenia gravis.