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    Japanese Haitao children's cough "magic medicine" was pointed out to contain "forbidden drug" ingredients

    • Last Update: 2017-01-12
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    [China Pharmaceutical network industry trends] recently, a "children's medicine" on the Internet may contain banned ingredients? ! the article about doctors' detailed explanation of popular "ingredients of overseas drug" was spread on the Internet The article points out that many parents regard the bread Superman series medicine purchased from Japanese overseas as the "magic medicine" for treating children's cough, but the composition table of the medicine indicates that the cough water contains "codeine" which is explicitly forbidden by the regulatory authorities of China (Hai photo "cough medicine" contains the "forbidden drug" ingredient in China: Photo by Baidu) The article is published by the Shanghai Ruijin Hospital physician Zhou Ying in the WeChat official account of Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University Medical College Japanese Ikeda model Hall's bread Superman series cough potions are divided into three kinds of syrup: Blue cough relieving and phlegm resolving, red fever reducing and green cold and runny nose They are lovely in package and delicious in taste, and are definitely "over-the-counter drugs" in Japan Zhou Ying found that the ingredients of the blue cough medicine indicated that it contained "codeine" According to the Announcement No 199 issued by the State Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) in 2016, "codeine" drugs are clearly "prohibited for children under 12 years old" "It is forbidden for children under 12 years old" and "it is not suitable for children and adolescents between 12 and 18 years old who have chronic respiratory diseases" According to Zhou Ying, before the announcement, most pediatricians in Shanghai had little chance to issue "codeine" prescriptions, and most of the drug manuals containing "codeine" would point out that "use with caution under the age of 12" Zhou Ying can confirm that "codeine" referred to by China and Japan is the same drug composition after consulting various materials and relevant experts "In terms of codeine, I compared the relevant regulations of FDA and CFDA in China At present, the revised regulations in China may be strict." Said Zhou Ying At the same time, Zhou Ying said that he only made a careful comparison of the drug ingredients according to the list of ingredients shown in the drug packaging, and did not make a study and comparison on the detailed issues such as why the relevant provisions of China and Japan will be different "Further research may be carried out in the future." At the same time, the above-mentioned article points out that the ingredients of red and green bread Superman potions are not "codeine" However, Zhou Ying reminded parents that the three kinds of bread Superman series of potions are all compound preparations, and parents should be cautious If they are not careful, they may use them repeatedly, resulting in double side effects.
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