Steroid Creams
AstraZeneca asthma drug more effective than steroids during attacks: Study
The researchers found that Fasenra can be more effective than the oral corticosteroid prednisolone when injected during an attack, also called an exacerbation, which can involve symptoms such
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TikToks promoting steroid use have millions of views; report criticised
TikTok has become a key marketing channel for vendors promoting steroids and other bodybuilding drugs to millions of the app's users, according to a report released Thursday that the social media company disputes. In the study, the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate says popular videos encouraging use of the products for aesthetic or athletic gain are being posted by influencers who often downplay the risks associated with them. It follows a warning issued by the US Food and Drug Administration in April about performance-enhancing drugs being marketed to teenagers and young adults on social media platforms. They're being marketed to young men by influencers who are deliberately saying, If you want to be like Captain America, you've got to take these drugs', CCDH founder and CEO Imran Ahmed said. The findings from the study show TikTok videos under certain hashtags promoting what researchers called steroid-like drugs have racked up more than 587 million views in the US ..
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Health Ministry bans over-the-counter sale of around 14 steroid creams
The creams which have been banned are alclometasone, beclomethasone, desonide, desoximetasone and flucinonide among others
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