Acetaminophen was chosen for review by OEHHA in part because the Prop 65 regulation emphasizes chemicals with “widespread exposure.” The Carcinogen Identification Committee will review the information on acetaminophen and cancer to determine whether acetaminophen should be listed as a carcinogen under Proposition 65.
The observational Internet survey results pre-published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology reporting an association between use of proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) medicines and self-reported positive tests for COVID-19 among people taking PPIs do not prove cause-and-effect.
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The DEA invited comments on the proposed rule to revise existing regulations that manage quotas for controlled substances and List I chemicals held by DEA-registered manufacturers. We have comments on three areas within the proposed rule.
The 2019 results from the NIDA and University of Michigan’s annual drug abuse survey, Monitoring the Future, show that the number of teens using OTC cough medicine containing DXM to get high decreased slightly.
FDA has determined that the currently available evidence does not support the conclusion that acetaminophen causes cancer. Accordingly, a Proposition 65 cancer warning on the labeling of products containing acetaminophen would not be scientifically accurate, and such labeling would be false or misleading.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed HB 4412, legislation to combat teen abuse of OTC medicines containing the cough suppressant dextromethorphan (DXM).
Through several CHPA member company donations, 144 U.S. schools of pharmacy received over 100 different OTC medicines, medical devices, and dietary supplements to educate and prepare future pharmacists.
We strongly urge the CIC not to “list” acetaminophen as a carcinogen due to the lack of evidence that it has been “clearly shown” to cause cancer, and due to the unnecessary confusion and fear it could cause among consumers and patients.
