The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 273 No 7315 p304
4 September 2004

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Gel helps stress incontinence

A gel that is injected into the urethra reduces leakage in women suffering from stress urinary incontinence, a study presented at last week’s International Continence Society congress in Paris shows. It found that Zuidex, which is an injectable gel consisting of hyaluronic acid and dextranomer, reduced leakage in 77 per cent of women after 12 months.