Common cough remedies withdrawn in allergy alert
Daily Mirror UK|March 15, 2023
Medicine 'rare but serious' risk
MARTIN BAGOT Health Editor
Common cough remedies withdrawn in allergy alert

TENS of thousands of cough medicines are being withdrawn from chemists due to the risk of deadly allergic reactions.

Day & Night Nurse, Covonia, Boots and Superdrug dry cough remedies containing pholcodine are being pulled off shelves "as a precaution".

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency acted after a review found a small risk of anaphylaxis if patients who had taken pholcodine later had a general anaesthetic.

Esta historia es de la edición March 15, 2023 de Daily Mirror UK.

Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.

Esta historia es de la edición March 15, 2023 de Daily Mirror UK.

Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.