Monthly Prescribing Reference

FDA Cracks Down on Companies Selling Street Drug Alternatives

The warning letter explains how the claims made in the promotional materials for Legal Lean Syrup and Coco Loko demonstrate that the products are intended to be used as alternatives to illicit street ...
The Daily Dot

“Karens have gentrified lean”: Why is an eyewear brand on Instagram suggesting moms drink cough syrup?

Eyewear brand Night Shift Glasses shared an Instagram post on May 5 that featured Sprite, cough syrup, and Jolly Ranchers—aka “lean”—to demo an ice cube tray that doubles as a flask. The video’s ...
Reuters

U.S. FDA Posts Warning Letter To Distributors Of Legal Lean Syrup, Coco Loko

* FDA-WARNING LETTER SHOWS HOW PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS FOR LEGAL LEAN SYRUP, COCO LOKO SHOW THEY ARE INTENDED TO BE USED AS ALTERNATIVES TO ILLICIT STREET DRUGS * FDA SAYS HAS REQUESTED THAT ARCO GLOBUS ...
Ars Technica

FDA is not cuckoo for Coco Loko, a chocolatey alternative to snorting cocaine

In July, US Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer held a press conference to denounce a chocolate-flavored energy powder meant for snorting, called Coco Loko. He dubbed it “cocaine on training wheels ...