EU Launches Safety Review Of Pseudoephedrine Over New Ischemia Concerns
Companies Are To Provide Comments By 24 March
Executive Summary
The French regulator says that the safety issues associated with pseudoephedrine-containing medicines, and the fact that they are indicated for "benign, non-life threatening and self-resolving conditions," calls their benefit-risk balance into question.
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