Christchurch Medicines Information Service

Probenecid was introduced in the 1950’s to reduce the renal elimination and extend the plasma half-life of penicillins. This effect is exploited therapeutically in the treatment of cellulitis and other infections. It is also used for gout prophylaxis, in light of its uricosuric effects. Prob...

  Key points: There is far less information about how well complementary and alternative products work and how safe they are compared to medicines. There are no rules in Aotearoa NZ to make sure the contents are what the label says. This makes it difficult to say whether the...

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