STL Volume 6 Number 11

Update on: Valacyclovir HCl Valtrex®Tretinoin Gel Retin-A® Micro® Microsphere Drospirenone/Ethinyl Estradiol Yasmin®Agalsidase Beta Fabrazyme™

Their management of hemangiomas has been controversial as they are unpredictable. Today there is an increased awareness of both the physical and psychological sequelae associated with hemangiomas, a small percentage of which can be life threatening. This has resulted in a renewed push to treat them.

Moxifloxacin (Avelox®, Bayer), which is available for oral administration, is a broad-spectrum synthetic antimicrobial agent with excellent Gram-positive activity and good Gram-negative activity. The US FDA recently approved this drug for the treatment of bacterial skin infections.