FDA Approves New Drug Treatment For Long-Term Pain Relief After Shingles Attacks
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the approval of Qutenza (capsaicin) 8% patch, a medicated skin patch that relieves the pain of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), a serious complication that can occur after a bout with shingles. Shingles is an outbreak of rash or blisters on the skin that is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox – the varicella-zoster virus.
Posted by SkinDoc on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at 4:00 pm. Filed under Skin Care News. Tagged Blisters On The Skin, Chickenpox, Fda, Fda Approved, Food And Drug, Food And Drug Administration, Food And Drug Administration Fda, Outbreak, Pain Relief, Post Herpetic Neuralgia, Rash, Shingles, Skin Patch, Varicella, Varicella Zoster Virus.
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