Friday, July 25, 2008

EMEA Recommends Restricted Use of Oral Norfloxacin-containing Medicines in Urinary Infections

July 24, 2008-The European Medicines Agency has recommended restricting the use of oral norfloxacin-containing medicines in urinary infections. The Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has concluded that the marketing authorisations for oral norfloxacin-containing medicines, when used in the treatment of acute or chronic complicated pyelonephritis (kidney infection), should be withdrawn because the benefits of these medicines do not outweigh their risks in this indication. This is based on the fact that the efficacy has not been adequately demonstrated for this type of infection.

The details can be read here.

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