MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'claritin'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:27:16 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862741&cid=t_93940_123_f&fid=39041&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrnabong.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fallergic-rhinitis.html Once the beautiful Palo Verde trees start to bloom with those pretty yellow flowers then you will start noticing that there would be a lot of individuals starting to sneeze, have sore throats, itchy eyes, nasal congestion and coughing. Fever is not usually a part of this syndrome. Usually when fever happens there is a secondary bacterial infection that happens. Ear infection, sinusitis. There can also be a secondary to viral infection, pharyngitis. You would notice that they would have dark circles under their eyes (allergic shiners) and there is a line across their nose(nasal crease). This happens when they try to wipe their noses using the palms of their hands in an upward motion called the allergic salute. They would also complain of itchy eyes resulting in redness but with a clear disc... Dr Nabong's Pediatric Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862741 Mon, 23 May 2011 22:19:00 +0100 4862741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642997&cid=t_93940_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FC17j0hNlPIg%2F The trade group that represents over-the-counter drugmakers is running radio ads against a Missouri proposal that would require a prescription to buy certain cold med containing pseudeophredine, a key ingredient used for making methamphetamine, the Associated Press reports. The ads urge people to call their lawmakers and tell them to “keep government out of your medicine cabinet.” The move, of course, is a bid to maintain sales of such products as Sudafed, Claritin-D, Advil Cold & Sinus and Mucinex-D, and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association is explaining its position by describing the proposal as overly restrictive and certain to increase costs for consumers (additional co-pays, for instance), state programs and lost sales tax revenue (see this statement). &#8220... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642997 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:33:49 +0100 4642997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060550&cid=t_93940_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2F204584%2F Thanks a Lot, Claritin: A new study shows that antihistamine use has been linked to weight gain. (via Diet Blog) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060550 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:44:04 +0100 4060550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2285061&cid=t_93940_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F03%2F20%2Fstupid-patient-questions%2F This post will be dedicated to stupid patient questions. I will update it as more are submitted via comments and email. I would prefer to cite, link, and date them if able — so, please include that information if available. I’d like to limit these to those that HAPPENED TO YOU! Not a, “my friend told me he had the suppository unwrap thing happen.” -=+=- A father asks, with a very serious/concerned look, “Can my daughter eat Hot Cheetos with her Claritin prescription?” ~WAGBoy (March 09) “My mother is having a reaction to her Levaquin. I see on the warnings that she should not take this with calcium. Do you think I should give her some calcium to counteract the effects of the Levaquin?” ~Erin ( March 09) “My eye has been really irritated and... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2285061 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:53:59 +0100 2285061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1551897&cid=t_93940_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F321312904%2F Could it be? Are they getting a divorce over Vytorin? No, sorry to excite you. But the drugmakers are ending their respiratory joint venture and their eight-year effort to market a combination of their Claritin and Singulair medications, which are used to treat allergic rhinitis. Here is the statement. You may recall that the FDA issued a non-approvable letter two months ago. At the time, the drugmakers said they were evaluating the FDA response, but provided no additional information, which is another way of saying they were also evaluating their options. Which party pulled the plug? They don’t say, of course. But relations between the two drugmakers has not been particularly warm and fuzzy these past few months, ever since controversy erupted over the handling of the Enhance trial ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1551897 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:08:20 +0100 1551897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1420432&cid=t_93940_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Flowe-bearded-one-speaks.html And we must listen:"Stupid R&D most definitely steals money from smarter R&D, and here's some of it that's made off with the swag."Derek Lowe (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1420432 Mon, 05 May 2008 13:04:00 +0100 1420432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1400660&cid=t_93940_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fmerck-and-schering-plough-allergic-to.html Typical Friday afternoon news release.Schering-Plough and Merck announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected a proposed asthma-allergy drug that would have combined two best-selling drugs, Claritin and Singulair, into one tablet.The two companies said they received a "not-approvable" letter from the FDA for the combination product. They did not say whether the drug was rejected for safety, efficacy or other reasons.Schering spokeswoman Lisa Ellen declined to elaborate on why the FDA rejected the product or say if the two companies planned to resubmit the drug for approval at a later date."We're still looking at it, and still evaluating the future of the joint venture as well," Ellen said.Forbes (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1400660 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:01:00 +0100 1400660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1175049&cid=t_93940_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F222328953%2F Johnson & Johnson today officially launches its over-the-counter version of Zyrtec, the leading prescription allergy drug in the US last year, with sales of $1.57 billion. Schering-Plough, which sells Claritin, the leading OTC allergy product, is responding by running TV ads that flag a warning on Zyrtec’s label about drowsiness, The Star-Ledger of New Jersey reports. Meanwhile, the FDA recently approved generic forms of Zyrtec, which means some pharmacies could market private-label versions of the antihistamine. “Now it’s all about the marketing and widespread promotion,” Laura Mahecha, health-care industry manager for the Kline Group, a consulting firm that tracks the OTC biz, tells the paper. And what is J&J’s idea of marketing. The health care g... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1175049 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:40:38 +0100 1175049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1152858&cid=t_93940_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F217004438%2F A federal judge approved a settlement Monday in a shareholders’ derivative suit against Schering-Plough with no damages awarded but a $9.5 million fee to plaintiffs counsel and a company pledge to reform its governance, The New Jersey Law Journal reports. Though attorney fees are usually awarded from financial recoveries, U.S. District Judge Katharine Sweeney Hayden found them justified in suit because it led the drug maker to make sweeping changes. She said the fees were also justified by the complexity and risk of the litigation, which involved “the wholesale restructuring of a major corporation’s governance and compliance functions.” Hayden noted that a 350 percent increase in governance and compliance spending prompted by the litigation “demonstrates the ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1152858 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:23:33 +0100 1152858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=438167&cid=t_93940_117_f&fid=34444&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.webmd.com%2Fallergies-and-asthma%2F2006%2F03%2Fsingulair-for-hayfever.html Singulair has become a popular choice for those who would otherwise suffer from asthma most of the time, probably because it is a convenient, once-a-day pill instead of another inhaler. It is also perceived by patients and parents as safer than corticosteroid and bronchodilator asthma inhalers. During the past couple of years, Singulair has also been marketed for hay fever (allergic rhinitis). However, a study published last month, authored by ENT specialists from Chicago, demonstrated that Singulair, a which costs 3 dollars a day by prescription, was no more effective than sustained-release 240mg Sudafed, an over-the-counter decongestant capsule which costs less than one dollar. Sudafed was slightly more effective at reducing nasal congestion during the September allergy season in Chicago... Allergies and Asthma blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=438167 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 05:00:00 +0100 438167