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UK approves first OTC for heavy menstrual bleeding

 
• By Francesca Bruce

The UK's medicines regulator, the MHRA, last week approved the country's first over the counter (OTC) medicine for heavy menstrual bleeding. Meda's Cyklo-F (tranexamic acid 500mg) marks the arrival of a new OTC indication and a UK first.

The UK's medicines regulator, the MHRA, last week approved the country's first over the counter (OTC) medicine for heavy menstrual bleeding. Meda's Cyklo-F (tranexamic acid 500mg) marks the arrival of a new OTC indication and a UK first.

Cyklo-F has the same formulation as its original prescription version, Cyklokapron, although the indications differ. The former is indicated for...

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