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The lipid-lowering drug rosuvastatin is now available in a sprinkle capsule formulation (Ezallor Sprinkle – Sun Pharma). Rosuvastatin tablets (Crestor, and generics) have been available since 2003.1,2The new formulation is being marketed specifically for residents of long-term care facilities who have difficulty swallowing. Ezallor Sprinkle capsules can be swallowed whole or opened and their contents sprinkled over applesauce or mixed with water for administration via nasogastric tube.For those long-term care residents who still have a reasonable indication for a statin but have difficulty...

The FDA has approved three new once-daily fixed-dose antiretroviral drug combinations for treatment of HIV-1 infection. Symfi and Symfi Lo (Mylan) contain the non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) efavirenz and the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) lamivudine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) and were approved as complete antiretroviral regimens. Symfi Lo contains a lower dose of efavirenz than both Symfi and Atripla, a fixed-dose combination of efavirenz, TDF, and the NRTI emtricitabine that was approved in 2006. Cimduo (Mylan), which...