Luxembourg has joined the position of France and Belgium on pseudoephedrine-based remedies sold in pharmacies. A medical prescription is now mandatory.
Active, Goodbye, Humex, Rhinadvil or Nurofen : for a long time these boxes have been a delight for people with colds. Self-service in pharmacies, these medications relieved milder cases of inflammation of nez, gorge or bronchus. Except that, in recent years, these same substances have been recognized as potentially responsible for adverse effects (rare but serious)…
Thus, pseudoephedrine-based products could cause severe cases ofhypertension, heart attack, stroke, thrust skin even psychiatric disorders (anxiety, insomniaetc). To the point that the French and Belgian health authorities have asked that these medications no longer be so easily purchased.
Paris and Brussels were joined by the Grand Duchy in this ban on over-the-counter sales of these vasoconstrictor medications used to soothe the symptoms of a cold. And thatsince December 1sthas just confirmed the Luxembourg Minister of Health.
Hard blow in pharmacy
Thus, Martine Delprez ensures that the “R” status (medication submitted with renewable medical prescription) applies to medicines such as tablets or pills Vasocedine Pseudoephedrine® 60 mg, You will Forte® 500 mg/60 mg ou You will® distributed in pharmacies across the country.
-A measure which, in Luxembourg, had already concerned (for the same medical reasons) other pseudoephedrine-based tablets such as RhinoSinutab® 120 mg/5 mg, Cirrus® 5mg/120mg or Aerinaze® 2,5 mg/10 mg.
From now on, those with runny noses and coughs will need a doctor’s prescription to obtain these treatments. Which will inevitably have a limiting impact on sales of these boxes. A blow for the winter activity of pharmacies which, out of the last 5, sold on average 20,800 boxes of products/year now classified “R”…
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