• HSBC

Medications lacking basic information

  • United Arab Emirates: Sunday, May 10 - 2009 at 10:40

The Abu Dhabi Poison and Drug Information Centre (PDIC) has completed a study on over-the-counter cough and cold medications and found that many of the products lacked basic information and necessary warnings. 'The labels are sometimes in different languages and do not include all the relevant information. This is something we need to change,' said Dr Yasser Sharif, the head of the medication and medical product safety section at Health Authority-Abu Dhabi.

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