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Five-and-a-half million South Africans at risk for disease because of high cholesterol. If you’re not one of them, you must know someone with high cholesterol.

These foods can help with cholesterol control: • Olive oil and olive products • Legumes (these includedry, cooked or canned beans, lentils, peas and all the soya products) • Fat-free yoghurt and other fat-free dairy products • All fruits and vegetables • Garlic and onions • Wholewheat or unsifted or unprocessed grains • Fish • Venison and ostrich • Omega-3 enriched foods • Poly-unsaturated margarine

Reference: Health24 daily tip – newsletter@mail.health24.com

New Product: MSD has launched JANUMET® which is an addition to the recent introduction of JANUVIA®. The two fall into the same portfolio of new oral antidiabetic agent for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

JANUVIA® contains sitagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitor (incretin enhancer) that increases the levels of two incretin hormones, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP). These hormones play a major physiological role in maintaining glucose homeostasis. JANUMET® is a combination sitagliptin and metformin hydrochloride, a member of the biguanide class.

Should you have any further queries please contact their Sarojini Moodley: Email: sarojini_moodley@merck.com

Adcock Ingram has launched Adco-Atorvastatin.

The prices are as follows:

(SEP – including VAT)

Adco-Atorvastatin 10mg        R 32.10

Adco-Atorvastatin 20mg        R 34.10

Adco-Atorvastatin 40mg        R 60.00

If you have any queries – please contact:

Francis Tlomatsana Tel:         011 635 0720

e-mail:    francis.tlomatsana@adcock.com

Sanofi would like to assure you that this out-of-stock situation of Sofradex® is temporary and at present, we are actively and earnestly endeavouring to make sure that we will have stock of Sofradex® 8ml available as soon as possible to prevent any further disruption and inconvenience. Should you have any further queries, please contact our Customer Services Department on our tollfree line 0800 601 228.

Seroquel XR 150mg® is now launched and is indicated as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of resistant major depressive disorder. It should be administered once daily in the evening, with or without food, and swallowed whole and not split, chewed or crushed.

The initial dose for major depressive disorder should begin at 50mg on Day 1 and 2, increased to 150mg on Day 3 and 4. Further adjustments can be made upwards or downwards within the recommended dose range of 50-300mg depending upon the clinical response and tolerability of the patient.

Seroquel XR offers a treatment option for: schizophrenia, mania and depression in bipolar disorder; major depressive disorder (MDD).

For any Medical queries: 011 797 6000 or SA.MEAMedinfo@astrazeneca.com

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