Stada Blasts German Sleep Aid Reverse Switch

Stada criticizes German switch committee's recommendation to restrict access to first generation antihistamines with a sedative effect for over-65s. 

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Stada Arzneimittel AG has criticized a decision by the Germany's Expert Committee for Prescription (SVA) to restrict access to sedative antihistamines for elderly consumers.

At its recent meeting, the SVA by majority recommended the OTC-to-prescription reverse-switch of both diphenhydramine and doxylamine for the treatment...

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