Confinement, telework, medical care ... Europe 1 answers all your questions about the coronavirus. So, is it true that all cough syrups are banned until further notice, due to the coronavirus epidemic ?, wonders Anne-Claude, 62, Friday on Europe 1. The answer is no. Only those based on pholcodine are not recommended.
Risk of allergy to other drugs
Cough syrups are therefore not prohibited. The drug safety agency simply made a recommendation a few days ago to say that we should be wary of certain cough syrups during this epidemic: only those based on pholcodine.
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They could indeed expose to a risk of incident, of allergy to other drugs used in anesthesia in certain patients who catch covid-19 and find themselves in intensive care. A study is underway to find out more, the results of which will be available at the end of 2020. In the meantime, we must be careful and not prescribe these syrups.
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The list of products not recommended is available on the Ansm website.