Lifehacker on MSN6d
The FDA Is Finally Pulling a Useless Cold Medicine From the Market
Phenylephrine is both the most common decongestant on pharmacy shelves, and arguably the worst at its job. Last year, the FDA ...
Wired5d
A Popular Decongestant Doesn’t Work. The FDA Is Finally Doing Something About It
we are taking this next step in the process to propose removing oral phenylephrine because it is not effective as a nasal decongestant.” For now, the order is just a proposal. The FDA will open ...
ScienceAlert on MSN4d
FDA to Finally Ban Controversial Ingredient in Popular Decongestants
Sudafed, Mucinex, Benadryl, Advil, Tylenol, Vicks, and Dimetapp. These popular brand names appear on oral decongestants that ...
Urgent warning to millions who use popular over-the-counter cold and flu remedy that could ‘worsen breathing’
AS COLD and flu season hits, a GP has issued a warning over a common remedy that could cause symptoms to “come back with a ...
FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market
The FDA says oral phenylephrine, used in many over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, "is not effective as a nasal ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution4d
FDA proposes pulling decongestants from shelves over one ingredient
Just as cold and flu season arrives, the Food and Drug Administration proposes pulling many decongestants from store shelves ... phenylephrine as an active ingredient are Sudafed PE, Vicks Nyquil ...
Woman's World on MSN3d
Does Phenylephrine Work? Effective Alternatives as FDA Moves to Ban Ingredient in OTC Decongestants
Common decongestants may soon be pulled from shelves. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday its proposal ...
CNET4d
Which Decongestants Are Effective? Why the FDA Wants to Pull a Popular Medicine Ingredient
Phenylephrine is still considered effective in nasal ... is a decongestant that works by restricting the blood vessels in your nose. It's found in common medications like Sudafed PE (not regular ...
F.D.A. Proposes Removing Ineffective Nasal Decongestant From Stores
It was added to cold and flu remedies in the 1990s when another ingredient went behind the counter over illicit meth lab ...
abc7NY7d
FDA moves to pull nasal decongestant in some cold medicines from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Phenylephrine, found in products like Sudafed PE, Vicks DayQuil and Mucinex Sinus-Max, has been widely used as a nasal decongestant for decades. The FDA's proposal isn't an immediate order ...
Reuters on MSN7d
U.S. FDA proposes ending use of popular decongestant present in cold medicines
an outside panel of experts unanimously voted against the effectiveness of orally administered phenylephrine as a nasal ...
Sky6d
Cold-and-flu remedies could be banned in US as experts say ingredient is not effective
On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said oral phenylephrine is not an effective nasal decongestant ... Beechams, and Sudafed. It's meant to work by reducing the swelling of ...