The Health Secretariat, along with the Federal Commission for the Prevention of Health Risks, is promoting the idea that manufacturers of anti-flu drugs should substitute phenylephrine for pseudoephedrine
The Health Secretariat, along with the Federal Commission for the Prevention of Health Risks, is promoting the idea that manufacturers of anti-flu drugs should substitute phenylephrine for pseudoephedrine .
The government is recommending that phenylephrine - which has similar characteristics to pesuedoephedrine, but of shorter duration - should be utilized in over-the-counter anti-flu medication.
The Health Secretariat (SSA) signaled it is toughening the rules regulating the importation of the chemical pseudoephedrine, used as a precursor ingredient to make the illegal narcotic methamphetamine.
The government has restricted the importation of pseudoephedrine to just four ports of entry: Manzanillo, Ciudad Juárez, Veracruz and the Mexico City airport.
Vehicles transporting loads of pseudoephedrine from customs to medical laboratories should be tracked with special security measures, the government says. It also said facilities receiving shipments of the chemical should also upgrade their security.