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Article: Nasal spray for allergies relieves itchy eyes too

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May 21, 2007
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Just in time for the spring allergy season comes an intranasal steroid spray, fluticasone furoate (Veramyst, GlaxoSmithKline), just approved by the Food & Drug Administration. Fluticasone furoate is a once-daily-dosed nasal spray indicated for the treatment of seasonal and year-round allergy symptoms in adults and children two years of age and older.

"This will be a very welcome addition to our pharmacy shelves," said Jeffrey Burbank, BS.Pharm., a pharmacist for an independent pharmacy in Brooklyn, N.Y., for the past 13 years. "Patients have been complaining about nasal sprays for some time. It's about time a drug manufacturer listened to their grievances." Burbank went on to ...

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