Medicines Regulator Approves A New Over-the-counter Medicine For The Treatment Of Period Pain, UK The
Medicines and
Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announces approval of naproxen 250mg tablets to be made available from pharmacies under the brand name Feminax Ultra for the treatment of period pain (primary dysmenorrhoea) for women aged between 15 and 50 years.
Medicines containing naproxen are currently available on
prescription only. It is estimated that 40-70% of women of reproductive age experience period pain during their menstrual cycles.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSPOC Device Is A Revolution In Pain Management A hand-held biomedical device by SPOC ("Stevens Proof of Concept"), developed jointly by students at Stevens Institute of Technology and pain-management expert Dr. Norman Marcus, has just received FDA 510K clearance for manufacture and marketing as a clinical device.The SPOC device itself, which began life as a Stevens undergraduate Senior Design Team project in 2004, has also spawned a start-up company, SPOC, Inc., which is headquartered in Stamford, Conn.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
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