
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, May 17, 1990                   TAG: 9005170603
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-10   EDITION: EVENING 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

FDA SEEKING BAN OF SOME INGREDIENTS

The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it wants to ban 258 ingredients in over-the-counter remedies used to treat conditions ranging from acne to warts.

The ingredients have not been proved effective, the FDA said. The agency and an industry official said many of the ingredients no longer are used.

The FDA announced a similar proposal earlier this month to ban more than 100 unproven ingredients used in non-prescription diet or appetite suppression drug products.

The two proposals are the latest developments in the FDA's massive review of all ingredients in an estimated 300,000 non-prescription products. The review began in 1972 and is expected to be completed in 1993.

John Walden of the Nonprescription Drug Manufacturers said he found "nothing earth shattering" on the list of ingredients to be banned and agreed with the FDA that companies have had ample time to show the ingredients were effective.

The ingredients that would be banned were or are used in drugs treating a variety of conditions, including allergies, boils, cold symptoms, dandruff, ingrown toenails, pain, psoriasis, thumb sucking and swimmer's ear.

- Associated Press

by CNB