Izza Shahid, Emaan Amin, Muhammad Mustafa Memon.
Putting pseudoephedrine behind the counter.
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;69(2):290-290.

Over-the-counter (OTC) medications are used by 25-75% of the population in Asia.1,2 Recently, a commonly prescribed OTC cough syrup named 'Sancos' was recalled from the pharmacies of Pakistan.3 This decision came after the discovery that the syrup contained an increased percentage of sympathomimetic amine pseudoephedrine. Pseudoephedrine is a readily available OTC nasal decongestant which alleviates symptoms of nasal congestion via vasoconstriction of nasal blood vessels.4

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