new OTC cough and cold syrup called Clofera (chlophedianol/pseudoephedrine)

October 2009

You'll soon see promotions for a new OTC cough and cold syrup called Clofera (chlophedianol/pseudoephedrine).

Chlophedianol sounds like a new ingredient...but it isn't.

It was originally approved as an Rx antitussive in 1960 and later appeared in the FDA's OTC Antitussive Monograph.

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Table of Contents

Influenza using antivirals and vaccines for the current flu season
Interaction alerts often pop up about possible serotonin syndrome when patients get more than one serotonergic drug
Diabetes questions about how to switch between insulins
Women's Health You'll hear more about limiting antidepressants during pregnancy
Women's Health whether Yaz and Yasmin (drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol) are riskier than other combined oral contraceptives
Cardiology whether a DOUBLE dose of clopidogrel (Plavix) improves outcomes in cardiac patients
Generics Many big drugs will go generic in the next few years
Neurology & Pain Embeda (im-BED-a) is a new oral opioid designed to limit abuse
Psychiatry Saphris (SA-fris), a new atypical antipsychotic for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Respiratory & Allergy Xopenex (levalbuterol) does NOT work any better than albuterol
Respiratory & Allergy new OTC cough and cold syrup called Clofera (chlophedianol/pseudoephedrine)
Statins More questions about resolving statin myopathy will come up
Ophthalmology Claritin Eye and Zyrtec Itchy Eye Drops don't contain the active ingredient that you'd expect