France has reverse-switched from OTC to prescription-only status antihistamine cyproheptadine after long running misuse of the drug for weight gain.
France Reverse-Switches Antihistamine Misused For Weight Gain
The antihistamine cyproheptadine is no longer available as a non-prescription allergy treatment in France after regulator ANSM said it had been misused for years to induce weight gain for “aesthetic purposes.”
