For the purchase of ephedrine-containing cold medicines will be the implementation of certain restrictions, has been in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State Food and Drug Administration, will be limited to the purchase of the notice sent to the cities and states and pharmacies retail units. This is the reporter recently learned from the provincial Food and Drug Administration. It is reported that, according to some areas of the domestic ephedrine-containing compound preparations into illegal channels, are used by criminals to extract ephedrine poisoning problem, November 6, 1999, the State Food and Drug Administration issued a "on the further strengthening of ephedrine-containing compound preparations management notice," requiring all areas to further strengthen the ephedrine-containing compound preparations (excluding ephedra-containing proprietary Chinese medicines) management, while protecting the public demand for medicines. At the same time, it protects the public's demand for medicines. The specific purchase limit is no more than five minimum packages at a time (minimum packages are also boxes, bottles, etc.). The drugs that have been restricted include aminophenol pseudoephedrine tablets (日夜百服咛), aminophenol pseudoephedrine tablets II (白加黑), compound pseudoephedrine hydrochloride extended-release capsules (新康泰克胶囊), dog skin cream, wet and pain relief cream, and tianyi cough syrup, among dozens of other commonly used cold and flu and cough and asthma medicines.

Ephedrine, also known as ephedrine, can be used for bronchial asthma, whooping cough, chilblain fever and other allergic diseases, but also against spinal anesthesia-induced decrease in blood pressure, dilate the pupils, also used for myasthenia gravis, dysmenorrhea and other ailments, but also as a central nervous system stimulants, but also is the synthesis of amphetamine-type drugs that is, the production of the methamphetamine is the most important raw material.