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Volume 329:280-281 July 22, 1993 Number 4
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Labels for Nonprescription Medications

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To the Editor: We are writing about two instances in which we believe that good labeling practices have not been followed for nonprescription medications.

In the first instance, Sandoz Corporation is marketing new preparations of Triaminic Syrup and Triaminic Expectorant that are half the strength of the old formulation.1 Presumably, the new formulation makes the medication easier to give to young children. Unfortunately, the label does not indicate that the new preparation is half the strength of the old one; it states only that the product is "new and improved." Furthermore, the label and color of both the new and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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