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Effervescent tablet 600 mg and Granules for oral solution 600 mg

Product Highlight - Acetylcysteine (Fluimucil)

Product Highlight - Clotrimazole (Candigo®)

Vaginal cream 100 mg/g (10% w/w) and Vaginal suppository 100 mg and 500 mg

Product Highlight - Clotrimazole (Candigo®)

Product Highlight - Valganciclovir hydrochloride (Valvir-450)

Film-coated tablet 450 mg

Product Highlight - Valganciclovir hydrochloride (Valvir-450)

Low-dose methotrexate of little benefit in knee OA with effusion-synovitis

In patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) with effusion, the use of low-dose methotrexate does not appear to relieve pain or reduce effusion-synovitis, as reported in a study.

Low-dose methotrexate of little benefit in knee OA with effusion-synovitis

Single hyaluronic acid jab may be beneficial in managing vulvovaginal atrophy

A single injection of cross-linked hyaluronic acid appears to help reduce vulvovaginal symptoms (VVA) and improve sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women, as shown in a study.

Single hyaluronic acid jab may be beneficial in managing vulvovaginal atrophy

Vitamin D helps reduce risk of sarcopenic obesity

Greater concentrations of serum 25-hydroxivitamin D (25[OH]D) appear to prevent the incidence of sarcopenic obesity (SO), suggests a study.

Vitamin D helps reduce risk of sarcopenic obesity

Medication adherence helps lower CVD-related hospitalizations in older adults

Adherence to medications contributes to a reduced risk of hospitalization due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) in older people with coronary heart disease (CHD), reports a Vietnam study.

Medication adherence helps lower CVD-related hospitalizations in older adults

09 Jun 2025

What drives prolonged recovery in older patients after rocuronium exposure?

Older patients experience a slightly longer recovery time than their younger counterparts following administration of general anaesthesia, which is caused by an age-dependent increase in tissue uptake, a recent study has shown.

What drives prolonged recovery in older patients after rocuronium exposure?

Fatigue prevalent in paediatric IBD patients

Fatigue is more frequently reported in paediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) compared with controls and is associated with anaemia in a nationwide study.

Fatigue prevalent in paediatric IBD patients

09 Jun 2025

A new era in Alzheimer's disease management – are we ready?

The availability of new diagnostics and new amyloid-targeting therapies as well as the shift in approach from symptom management to targeting disease pathology mark a truly new era in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) management, according to Professor Jeffrey Burns of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Centre, The University of Kansas, Kansas, US, who spoke at the 29^th Hong Kong Medical Forum.

A new era in Alzheimer's disease management – are we ready?