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France Wants To Move Paracetamol, Ibuprofen And Aspirin Behind The Counter

 
• By David Ridley

France's medicines agency wants to restrict sales of OTC drugs containing paracetamol, ibuprofen and aspirin to behind the pharmacy counter due to safety concerns.

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In the latest move to limit the improper use of OTC analgesics in France, the country’s medicines agency, ANSM, is seeking to restrict access to medicines containing paracetamol, ibuprofen and aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid).

"To promote the proper use of these commonly-used medicines, ANSM wants them to no longer be available as 'free access' drugs and to be placed behind the

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