OTC cold remedies
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Just over one-third of adults experience side effects from cold medications, with drowsiness reported by 64% of these people, according to Harris Interactive survey conducted for Rx drug firm ViroPharma. Phone survey of 1,022 adults over age 18 finds 59% of participants usually take one cold medication, 34% often take two and 6% take three or more. Researchers, panelists at recent FDA/National Transportation Safety Board meeting agreed effect of cough/cold medications on driving impairment has not been adequately studied (1"The Tan Sheet" Nov. 19, p. 4)...