Panel Says No to Reclassifying Cough Syrup Ingredient

DELPHI, Md. -- An FDA advisory panel voted 15 to 9 on Tuesday against recommending that dextromethorphan -- the active ingredient in many common cough medicines -- be classified as a controlled substance.

The Drug Safety and Risk Managment Committee decided that doing so would make hundreds of over-the-counter cough suppressants -- including Robitussin, NyQuil, Dimetapp, and Vicks -- too difficult to access. The vote came despite growing concern that adolescents are taking large doses of the medications to get high.

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THAT IS RIGHT FOLKS.

They want to make you cough! To regulate cough syrup. In Indiana, they already regulate nasal decongestants.