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Oral over the counter drugs containing specific levels of calcium, magnesium, sodium, or potassium must now include the amount of these ingredients in the labeling, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
The new FDA rules require oral over-the-counter medications containing these ingredients to state the amount of each in a single dose if the product contains:
* Five mg or more of sodium in a single dose.
* Twenty mg or more of calcium in a single dose.
* Eight mg or more of magnesium in a single dose.
* Five mg or more of potassium in a single dose.
The new rules also require label warnings alerting people ...