Veramyst - it just works, but they don’t know why? Come on FDA.
November 7, 2007 – 2:33 pmHow can Veramyst get FDA approval? According to Medical News Today, on April 29, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved once-daily Veramyst™ (fluticasone furoate) Nasal Spray to treat seasonal and year-round allergy symptoms in adults and children two years of age and older. Veramyst will be available by prescription nationwide by late May 2007.
In clinical trials, Veramyst relieved overall nasal symptoms of seasonal and year-round allergies, which included nasal congestion, sneezing, itchy nose and runny nose. In addition, Veramyst is the first prescription nasal steroid spray to demonstrate consistent and significant improvement in relieving overall allergic eye symptoms, which included red, itchy and watery eyes, in patients with seasonal allergies 12 years of age and older in three prospectively designed studies.
No, you are not seeing things.
The way VERAMYST works is not entirely understood.
The screen capture is from their 30 second spot, which can be seen on YouTube below.
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If the way it works isn’t fully understood, how can the long term impact and side effects? It is even listed in the story referenced above: Veramyst is an intranasal corticosteroid (INS) that works throughout the allergy process to block an entire range of the chemicals in the body that are involved in inflammation that may lead to nasal allergy symptoms. However, the precise mechanism through which Veramyst affects allergy symptoms is not known.
I can tell you that’s not a gamble I’m willing to take.
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One Response to “Veramyst - it just works, but they don’t know why? Come on FDA.”
Amen to that. I stick with the old stuff for my allergies.
By Fritz on Nov 11, 2007