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German Sleep Expert Urges Committee Not To Reverse-Switch Antihistamines

 
• By David Ridley

Chair of the German Sleep Society, Ingo Fietze, calls on members of Germany's Expert Committee for Prescription to vote down the proposal to reverse-switch first-generation antihistamines with sedative effect for patients over the age of 65.

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A prominent sleep expert has called for Germany's expert switch committee to reject a proposal to restrict access to first-generation antihistamines for elderly Germans suffering from sleep problems.

Alongside prescription-to-OTC switches of sumatriptan for migraines and non-steroidal anti-inflammatories ketoprofen and liquid ibuprofen, a reverse-switch of first generation antihistamines...

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