BANGKOK, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new regulations to keep a closer watch on sales of allergy and cough medicines to prevent misuse among drug addicts.
The regulations stipulate that pharmacists on duty at drugstores have to record allergy and cough medicine sales, as well as the names and other personal information of their customers for tracking by the FDA. The announcement can be downloaded from department’s website.
The FDA’s latest drug control plan is aimed at preventing drug abuse among teenagers. A recent survey discovered that some drug addicts mix allergy syrup and cough medicine with pain relievers to induce euphoria.
Apart from the stricter allergy and cough drug sales requirements, the FDA has expanded its inspection of drug factories to cover the entire production, in order to prevent a leak of active ingredients for drug abuse.
