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Advice for Travelers
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • June 1, 2012; (Issue 118)
Patients planning to travel to other countries often ask
for information about appropriate vaccines and prevention
of diarrhea and malaria. More detailed advice for
travelers is available from the Centers...
Patients planning to travel to other countries often ask
for information about appropriate vaccines and prevention
of diarrhea and malaria. More detailed advice for
travelers is available from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) at www.cdc.gov/travel.
Guidelines are also available from the Infectious
Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
Armodafinil (Nuvigil) for Wakefulness
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • August 9, 2010; (Issue 1344)
Armodafinil (Nuvigil – Cephalon), the R-enantiomer of the non-amphetamine stimulant modafinil (Provigil – Cephalon; Alertec – Shire in Canada), is being promoted directly to the public for treatment of...
Armodafinil (Nuvigil – Cephalon), the R-enantiomer of the non-amphetamine stimulant modafinil (Provigil – Cephalon; Alertec – Shire in Canada), is being promoted directly to the public for treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness associated with shift work.
Advice for Travelers
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • November 1, 2009; (Issue 87)
Patients planning to travel to other countries often ask physicians for information about appropriate vaccines and prevention of diarrhea and malaria. Guidelines are also available from the Infectious Diseases...
Patients planning to travel to other countries often ask physicians for information about appropriate vaccines and prevention of diarrhea and malaria. Guidelines are also available from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
Advice for Travelers
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • May 1, 2006; (Issue 45)
Patients planning to travel to other countries often ask physicians for information about immunizations and prevention of diarrhea and malaria. More detailed advice for travelers is available from the Centers...
Patients planning to travel to other countries often ask physicians for information about immunizations and prevention of diarrhea and malaria. More detailed advice for travelers is available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at 877-FYI-TRIP (877-394-8747) or www.cdc.gov/travel.
Advice for Travelers
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • May 1, 2004; (Issue 21)
Patients planning to travel to other countries often ask physicians for advice about immunizations and prevention of diarrhea and malaria. More detailed advice for travelers is available from the Centers for...
Patients planning to travel to other countries often ask physicians for advice about immunizations and prevention of diarrhea and malaria. More detailed advice for travelers is available from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) at 877-FYI-TRIP (877-394-8747) or www.cdc.gov/travel. Recommendations for the treatment of parasitic diseases are available in the public reading room of The Medical Letter's web site.
Melatonin
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • November 24, 1995; (Issue 962)
Several readers have asked the Medical Letter to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of exogenous melatonin for treatment of insomnia and jet lag. Melatonin has not been approved by the US Food and Drug...
Several readers have asked the Medical Letter to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of exogenous melatonin for treatment of insomnia and jet lag. Melatonin has not been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but is available in health food stores and apparently is being used as self-medication to treat a wide variety of disorders.