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Evening Standard
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Ella Pickover

Cough medicines pulled from shelves over safety fears after rare side effect identified

A number of dry cough medicines have been pulled from shelves due to a potential rare side effect.

Officials are recalling a number of treatments containing the cough suppressant pholcodine due to safety fears.

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