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Anvisa releases list of free prescription medicines

Anvisa releases list of free prescription medicines

The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) updated list of medicines exempted from medical prescription.

The list has been updated from the rules set by the agency in the month of August. Seven factors were identified: marketing time, safety, identifiable symptoms, time of use, patient manageability, low risk potential and no dependence. Medications for which the route of administration is parenteral (intravenous) or which have an indication under prescription are excluded from the list.

The current list of free prescription medicines can be found here.


Eating potatoes can help reduce blood pressure

Eating potatoes can help reduce blood pressure

American Chemical Society found that consuming potatoes moderately can help lower blood pressure without increasing weight. The study was led by scientists at the University of Scranton in the United States. The researchers had 18 participants who were overweight and high blood pressure who ate six to eight small potatoes per day for a month.

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Former voice actor Felipeh Campos has facial paralysis related to zika virus

Former voice actor Felipeh Campos has facial paralysis related to zika virus

Journalist Felipeh Campos, famous for being a former voice actor for the program "What's Music?" of the SBT, was admitted to the Hospital Sírio Libanês (São Paulo) with facial paralysis only on the left side of the face. According to the actor, in an interview with the site Ego, the problem was caused due to delayed treatment of the virus zika, which he contracted in October 2015.

(Health)