Cough medicines containing pholcodine withdrawn over safety fears

The list of cold and flu medicines being withdrawn over health fears

Cold and flu remedies are being withdrawn from pharmacies over health fears and here's the full list of medicines experts are saying to avoid.

Pholcodine cough medicines withdrawn in UK over allergy fears

Pharmacists told to stop supplying 20 brands after review finds raised risk of rare anaphylaxis in people who later have general anaesthetic

The list of cold and flu medicines being withdrawn over health fears

Cold and flu remedies are being withdrawn from pharmacies over health fears and here's the full list of medicines experts are saying to avoid.

UK Recalls Cough Medicines After Regulator Health Warning

UK pharmaceutical manufacturers including GSK Plc and Boots have been ordered to recall cold and cough medicines containing pholcodine over concerns they could increase the risk of a rare allergic reaction in some patients undergoing operations.

These cough medicines containing pholcodine are being recalled amid safety concern

Some cough medicines containing pholcodine are being recalled in the UK.

Cold and flu medicines withdrawn over safety fears - here's the full list

It’s only a precaution, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency stressed (Picture: Shutterstock / i viewfinder) Some cold and flu medicine sold behind pharmacy counters is being recalled over safety concerns. Medicine regulators said today products containing pholcodine – which has a ‘very rare’ chance of causing an allergic reaction – are being taken off the shelves. The ingredient has been used as a cough suppressant since th…