The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Allegra® family of allergy medication products for over-the-counter (OTC) use in adults and children two years of age and older. Additionally, Allegra-D®, which also relieves nasal congestion and sinus pressure, will be available without a prescription at the pharmacy counter for use in adults and children 12 years of age and older. Allegra® and Allegra-D® will be available in March 2011 in their original prescription strengths without a prescription. Read details of news release from PR Newswire.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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Asthma Continues to Afflict Millions
The CDC recently released their report on Asthma Statistics. The Highlights of the report include the following:
- About 8.2% of the US population has asthma
- That is 24.9 million people in the US
- 17.4 million adults have asthma
- 7.1 million children have asthma
- 14.2 million lost work days were due to asthma
- 10.5 million lost school days were due to asthma
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