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TEVA launched their generic version of Viagra called TEVA sildenafil the day after the Viagra patent expired in several European countries (including the UK) on 22 June 2013.
Dr Fox can issue Sildenafil posted direct from a UK pharmacy following an Erectile Dysfunction consultation.
Sildenafil from 95p each
The expiry of the Viagra patent on Friday 21 June 2013 in several European countries including the UK was a hugely anticipated event in the pharmaceutical calendar, with generic manufacturers now licenced to produce ‘generic Viagra’ called Sildenafil, the name deriving from the active chemical name of Viagra sildenafil citrate.
National news outlets covered the story with reports of tablets being available from as little as 60 pence each. Dr Fox started to receive numerous enquiries about sildenafil, it’s cost and availability.
We stood ready on Friday 21 June at the Dr Fox offices, poised to add details of the newly licenced versions at much lower prices to our range of treatments available for Erectile Dysfunction … but no information was forthcoming from the pharmacy wholesalers.
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Children are much more at risk from serious complications of malaria infection than adults. It is generally recommended that unless absolutely necessary young children do not travel to malaria zones. If they do travel, children need to take the same types of antimalarial tablets/capsules as adults. Fortunately there is a choice of malaria tablets for children.
There is one major exception: children under the age of 12 years should not take doxycycline, as it can cause permanent yellow staining of the teeth in younger children. There is always an alternative to doxycycline, usually atovaquone/proguanil (Malarone) or mefloquine (Lariam). Read in full
At the end of the 90s the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer introduced Viagra to an unsuspecting and sexually reticent world. Blasting its way into global culture, the launch of the ‘little blue pill’ changed how the world talked about erectile dysfunction (ED) and improved the sex lives of millions worldwide. Read in full
With one in five households affected by asthma, it’s a condition worth talking about. Asthma affects the airways, the small tubes which carry air in and out of the lungs. These tubes narrow when the sufferer comes into contact with irritants, causing them to feel short of breath. Asthma is conventionally treated with salbutamol-containing blue inhalers, and beclometasone-containing brown inhalers. But are there any side effects associated with these common treatments? Read in full
Asthma is a common condition in the UK, affecting one in eleven children and one in twelve adults (data from Asthma UK), and can often last for a life-time. However with the right medication symptoms can usually be kept under control so that sufferers can lead a normal life.
If you or your children have been prescribed one or two inhalers, make sure you know the difference between them so they are being used to manage symptoms appropriately. Read in full
Ventolin is a brand name for the inhaled asthma medicine salbutamol. Ventolin side effects are the same or similar to those of other salbutamol inhalers.
Ventolin Evohaler is a salbutamol asthma inhaler which delivers a puff of salbutamol when the end of the inhaler capsule is pressed down.
Other asthma inhalers are breath actuated and release a puff of salbutamol only when air drawn in through the inhaler nozzle, e.g. Salamol Easi-Breathe asthma inhaler.
All the following asthma inhalers contain salbutamol; Ventolin Evohaler®, Ventolin Accuhaler® (dry powder for inhalation), Salamol Easi-Breathe®, Airomir Autohaler®, Airomir Aerosol inhalation®, Salbulin Novolizer® (dry powder for inhalation), salbutamol (non-proprietary) aerosol inhalation- includes Salamol® and Salbumalin®, and salbutamol (non-proprietary) dry powder for inhalation – includes Easyhaler® Salbutamol. Read in full
Dymista is a nasal spray used to control the symptoms of hay fever and allergic rhinitis (allergic nasal inflammation). The spray treats a runny and blocked nose, sneezing and itching. Relief of symptoms usually starts within 30 minutes of using Dymista. Dymista is most effective when the spray is used regularly for at least a few days.
Dymista combines two medicines in one treatment. It is has a dual action. It contains a fast acting antihistamine called azelastine and a steroid called fluticasone.
Azelastine usually starts to work within 30 to 60 minutes. It takes a few days of regular use for the steroid part of the spray to reduce inflammation. Symptom control is likely to be fast and to improve over a few days, providing Dymista is used regularly. Read in full
