Boots and Superdrug cough medicines withdrawn over safety fears
The IndependentSign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Watchdog, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, said products containing pholcodine should be withdrawn over concerns those taking them may experience a severe allergic reaction to muscle relaxants they contain. “If you are taking a cough or cold medicine, check the packaging, label or patient information leaflet to see if pholcodine is a listed ingredient. Professor Claire Anderson, president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, said: “If you are taking a cough medicine, check the packaging, label or patient information leaflet to see if pholcodine is a listed ingredient – if it is, and you have any questions, you can talk to your pharmacist who can suggest a different medicine suitable for you. “This withdrawal is needed as safety of patients is paramount and we support efforts to ensure that all medicines on the market are safe and effective.” The medicines listed by the MHRA as being recalled are: The Boots Company PLC – Boots Night Cough Relief Oral Solution, PL 00014/0230 – Boots Dry Cough Syrup 6 Years+, PL 00014/0523 – Boots Day Cold & Flu Relief Oral Solution, PL 00014/0565 Thornton & Ross Limited – Cofsed Linctus, PL 00240/0097 – Care Pholcodine 5mg/5ml Oral Solution Sugar Free, PL 00240/0101 – Galenphol Linctus, PL 00240/0101 – Galenphol Paediatric Linctus, PL 00240/0102 – Galenphol Strong Linctus, PL 00240/0103 – Covonia Dry Cough Sugar Free Formula, PL 00240/0353 Bell Sons & Company Limited – Pholcodine Linctus Bells Healthcare 5mg Per 5ml Oral Solution, PL 03105/0059 – Numark Pholcodine 5mg per 5ml Oral Solution, PL 03105/0059 – Well Pharmaceuticals Pholcodine 5mg per 5ml Oral Solution, PL 03105/0059 – Superdrug Pholcodine Linctus BP, PL 03105/0059 – Strong Pholcodine Linctus BP, PL 03105/0060 Pinewood Laboratories Limited – Pholcodine Linctus BP, PL 04917/0002 – Strong Pholcodine Linctus BP, PL 04917/0005 LCM Limited – Pholcodine Linctus, PL 12965/0030 Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare Trading Limited – Day & Night Nurse Capsules, PL 44673/0068 – Day Nurse Capsules, PL 44673/0069 – Day Nurse, PL 44673/0075
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