A 22-year-old male asked:
gabapentin is otc in south africa. along with other meds that are restricted elsewhere. any idea why?
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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered
42 years experience Psychiatry
MCC: South africa's equivalent of the fda (food and drug administration) in the usa, is the medicines control council (mcc). The 2 organizations apparently have different criteria for regulating medications. Each country has its own organization, and makes independent decisions about such matters -- resulting in the differences you see.
Answered on May 21, 2017
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