Cough syrups containing pholcodine will be banned in the European Union because they can cause a very dangerous allergic reaction during general anaesthesia, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Friday.
These syrups, which are designed to treat dry coughs in both children and adults, can be dangerous even if they are used long before anesthesia.
“Sudden allergic reaction” that can “cause death”.
“The use of pholcodine in the previous 12 months may cause an anaphylactic reaction during general anesthesia;“, a”a sudden, severe, life-threatening allergic reaction“The EMA said in a statement about its decision, which will be implemented after administrative approval.
These drugs, which have been in use since the 1950s, were until recently marketed in Belgium, Croatia, France, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Slovenia under the brand names Dimetane, Biocalyptol and Broncalene.
French health authorities, however, indicated in September that marketing authorization for these syrups had been withdrawn and that those already available in pharmacies or health centers would be withdrawn from circulation.
In April 2020, at the height of the Covid epidemic, one of the main symptoms of which was a dry cough, they also advised against using this type of syrup.
Source: Le Figaro
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