As relates to the recently published Editorial of the Colombian Journal of Anesthesiology (Revista Colombiana de Anestesiología) entitled "Has the time come to restrict the clinical use of dipyrone?,"1 we agree with the author regarding the regulatory steps that must be adopted on the use not only of dipyrone but of the majority of analgesics sold over the counter. There is a need to put an end to the sale of those drugs without an adequate medical prescription based on the absence of risks for the individual patient and a rational time period for use.