Efalex Focus, a new supplement for kids

September 1997

Parents are asking about Efalex Focus, a new supplement for kids.

It's being promoted to improve learning and behavior...for children with attention deficit disorder, dyslexia, etc.

Some parents think of it as a "natural Ritalin."

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Table of Contents

Interactions between herbs and "regular" drugs
Neurology & Pain Duract (bromfenac) for pain
Cardiology Nicotine replacement therapy even for patients with coronary artery disease
Pediatrics What do you tell a parent who asks if an antibiotic tastes good?
Pediatrics Ritalin for attention deficit disorder in children with epilepsy
Pediatrics Efalex Focus, a new supplement for kids
Asthma Pulmicort Turbuhaler, a new steroid inhaler for asthma.
Diabetes Medicare will cover more diabetes supplies and services
Diabetes Rezulin (troglitazone) is now approved for INITIAL therapy of type 2 diabetes
Vaccines New flu vaccine for this season is now in.
Osteoarthritis Two unique new treatments for osteoarthritis of the knee.
Ginkgo to improve sexual dysfunction caused by antidepressants
Actis, a new Rx device for impotence
Breast Cancer Femara (Fe-MAR-a, letrozole), a new hormonal therapy for advanced breast cancer
Psoriasis Skin-Cap is being taken off the market
Dozens of cases of thiamine deficiency
Migraine More migraine drugs will also be out in the next few months.