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FDA Takes Action to Stop Marketing of Unapproved Timed-Release Guaifenesin Drug Products.

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| May 25, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2009 Normans Media Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced its intention to take action against companies that market unapproved drug products in timed-release dosage form that contain guaifenesin, a substance commonly used in medicines to relieve cough and cold symptoms by stimulating removal of mucous from the lungs.

Approximately 20 firms make timed-release products containing guaifenesin that have not undergone FDA review and as a result are considered by the agency to be…

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