Is this ever safe to take, after all?

[samcurt]

The following is the formula of Shin Lulu-A granules, a popular cold medicine in Japan:

Per daily dose:

Chemical
Content
Notes

Clemastine fumerate
1.34mg
Equivalent to half a Tavist pill.

Lysozyme HCl
90mg

Belladonna alkaloids
0.3mg

Acetaminophen
900mg

Dihydrocodeine phosphate
24mg
At this level you still don't need an Rx in the UK either...

Noscapine
48mg
Habit forming potantial similar to dextromethorphan.

dl-Methylephedrine Hydrochloride
60mg
An ephedrine deviate that only Japanese use.

Caffeine
75mg

Benfotiamine
24mg
Just Vitamin B1. Japanese believe there's a drain on this vitamin at colds.