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With Contaminated Itraconazole, Patients Might Have Taken Sleep Inducer at 10-20 Times Regular Dosage
Patients who were prescribed Kobayashi Kako’s oral antifungal agent itraconazole contaminated with rilmazafone might have taken the sleep-inducing compound at a dose as much as 10-20 times its regular clinical dosage, the company revealed on December 7. According to the…
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