Cold medicines warned by health department: What people should avoid

Health authorities advise certain patients not to take pseudoephedrine medication after registering cases Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) has occurred after use of these drugs.

Pseudoephedrine is authorized for Short-term relief of symptoms of nasal or sinus congestion In Spain, several medicines containing this active ingredient are marketed.

The Spanish Agency for Medicines and Healthcare Products (AEMPS) warned in a statement Some cases of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome have been reported.

(SVCR) After using medications containing pseudoephedrine.

In which patients is this drug contraindicated?

Health authorities ask patients with the following conditions to avoid the use of pseudoephedrine People with severe or uncontrolled high blood pressure or severe kidney disease (acute or chronic) or renal failure.

In addition, the European Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) recommends that patients should immediately stop treatment and seek medical care if they develop symptoms of PRES or CRSV.

Pseudoephedrine andIt is authorized in Spain alone or in combination with other active ingredients.

For short-term relief of nasal or sinus congestion caused by the common cold or rhinitis.

These are the preparations containing pseudoephedrine sold in Spanish pharmacies:

• biphenol
• Cinfatós full version
• Cinfatós Decongestants
• karitanga
• Catafridol C
• Fernando decongestant
• Frenacin
• Gelocati Influenza and Pseudoephedrine
• Grippal contains pseudoephedrine and dextromethorphan
• Ibuprofen/pseudoephedrine Nutra Essential
• Irvicinus
• Inistorin for Cough and Congestion in Children
• Iniston Mucus and Congestion
• Iniston cough and congestion
• Lhasa and codeine
• Narine repeat table
• Farmafren
• Famatus Grip
• PseudoephedrineFarmalider
• Reactin
• Respeding
• Anti-allergic Rispidin
• Respidina expectorant junior
• Reno-Ebastre
• rhinobacter
• Stop cold
• Temarkin Cold
• winsiegrip
• Vincigrip Forte Cocoa Flavor
• Vincigrip Forte Orange Flavor
• Willixga

While pseudoephedrine is under investigation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a research panel revealing another common ingredient in anti-cold medications, phenylephrineis ineffective at preventing the symptoms it is intended to improve: No more effective than placebo in clearing congestion.