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Article: Ingredients in cold medicines replaced; Pseudoephedrine-containing drugs restricted.(BUSINESS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- January 5, 2006
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Byline: Marguerite Higgins, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Pharmaceutical companies increasingly are replacing cold medications containing pseudoephedrine with reformulated products in an effort to keep their remedies on store shelves for the current cold and flu season.
State and local lawmakers in the past two years have begun restricting sales of over-the-counter drugs containing pseudoephedrine, a popular nasal decongestant, because the ingredient can be used to make the illegal narcotic methamphetamine.
In response, Procter & Gamble Co. in November started selling a reformulated version of its Vicks NyQuil syrup and DayQuil and NyQuil liquid caps, ...