PremesisRx, a new prescription product for morning sickness

December 1999

You'll start seeing ads for PremesisRx, a new prescription product for morning sickness...from KV Pharmaceuticals.

It contains 75 mg of sustained-release pyridoxine (vit B6)...plus folic acid, vitamin B12, and calcium carbonate.

Pyridoxine is effective for treating nausea during pregnancy. It was part of the popular Rx drug, Bendectin.

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Table of Contents

highlighting the value of pharmacists' interventions
whether patients on SSRIs can use one of the "triptans" for migraines
Comtan (entacapone), a new drug for advanced Parkinson's disease
Diabetes many patients with type 1 diabetes don't realize when their blood sugar is too low to drive safely
Women's Health estrogen replacement therapy reduces the risk of colorectal cancer
Women's Health PremesisRx, a new prescription product for morning sickness
Ophthalmology more people taking lutein
Infectious Diseases two new flu drugs, Tamiflu (oseltamivir) and Relenza (zanamivir)
Infectious Diseases Do all the new antibacterial soaps, lotions, and gels really help prevent colds and flu
Rheumatoid Arthritis Enbrel (etanercept) or Remicade (infliximab) for rheumatoid arthritis
natural products for the cold and flu season
Cardiology low-molecular-weight heparins
Cardiology amiodarone (Cordarone IV) to help resuscitate cardiac arrest victims
Lots of people are using magnets
Practice taking their quinolone antibiotic, Raxar (grepafloxacin) off the market