Dry cough medicines pulled from shelves.

Many dry cough medicines have been pulled from shelves due to a potential rare side effect. Officials are recalling a number of treatments containing the cough suppressant pholcodine due to safety fears.

Dr Hilary explains why and explains if and when we should actually worry.

Here are the products that are being recalled:

The Boots Company PLC- Boots Night Cough Relief Oral Solution, PL 00014/0230<- Boots Dry Cough Syrup 6 Years+, PL 00014/0523<- Boots Day Cold & Flu Relief Oral Solution, PL 00014/0565<Thornton & Ross Limited- Cofsed Linctus, PL 00240/0097<- Care Pholcodine 5mg/5ml Oral Solution Sugar Free, PL 00240/0101<- Galenphol Linctus, PL 00240/0101<- Galenphol Paediatric Linctus, PL 00240/0102<- Galenphol Strong Linctus, PL 00240/0103<- Covonia Dry Cough Sugar Free Formula, PL 00240/0353<Bell Sons & Company (Druggists) Limited- Pholcodine Linctus Bells Healthcare 5mg Per 5ml Oral Solution, PL 03105/0059<- Numark Pholcodine 5mg per 5ml Oral Solution, PL 03105/0059<- Well Pharmaceuticals Pholcodine 5mg per 5ml Oral Solution, PL 03105/0059<- Superdrug Pholcodine Linctus BP, PL 03105/0059<- Strong Pholcodine Linctus BP, PL 03105/0060<Pinewood Laboratories Limited- Pholcodine Linctus BP, PL 04917/0002<- Strong Pholcodine Linctus BP, PL 04917/0005<LCM Limited- Pholcodine Linctus, PL 12965/0030<Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare (UK) Trading Limited- Day & Night Nurse Capsules, PL 44673/0068<- Day Nurse Capsules, PL 44673/0069<- Day Nurse, PL 44673/0075