Certain over the counter cold and flu medicines could become prescription only or even banned due to potential links to extremely rare but deadly brain disorders.
Medical regulators are "reviewing available" evidence on whether the drug pseudoephedrine could be related to the fatal conditions and will investigate whether distribution rules need to change, reports the Pharmaceutical Journal.
The decongestant is found in some of the most common cold medicines used by Brits including Benylin, Sudafed, Nurofen cold & flu and Day & Night Nurse. The drug works by narrowing swollen blood vessels in the sinuses which is what causes blocked noses, the Mirror reports.
