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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 ...
After decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves
In a long-sought move, the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday formally began the process of abandoning oral doses of a ...
A Popular Decongestant Doesn’t Work. The FDA Is Finally Doing Something About It
Oral phenylephrine was shown to be ineffective for treating nasal congestion over a year go. This week, the FDA took the ...
FDA wants to pull decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
The FDA is proposing the removal of phenylephrine, a popular nasal decongestant, in oral form from over-the-counter use. Here ...
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FDA wants to pull decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
The decongestant in question is phenylephrine, which is found in popular cough and cold products, including Benadryl Allergy Plus Congestion, Sudafed ... shown no difference between phenylephrine ...
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Cold-and-flu remedies could be banned in US as experts say ingredient is not effective
"Nasal decongestants containing PE have been trusted by health ... Sky News has contacted Lemsip, Beechams, and Sudafed for comment. Crash between two double-decker buses in Manchester injures ...
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5. How Americans see differences between men and women
Among those who see differences between men and women, there is little agreement about whether these differences are mostly based on biology or on societal expectations. For example, of those who say ...
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FDA Proposes Ban of NyQuil, Sudafed and Benadryl — Here's Why
Found in almost every single over-the-counter cold, sinus and allergy medication, oral phenylephrine, is pretty close to ...
What is oral phynylephrine and why does the FDA want to remove it from cold medicine?
Oral phenylephrine is used in over-the-counter products like Sudafed and Dayquil to help temporarily relieve the common ...
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FDA wants to scrap Benadryl and Sudafed from pharmacies after finding drugs are useless against colds
The agency proposed on Thursday discontinuing the use of phenylephrine - an ingredient in common medications like Vicks Sinex, certain types of Sudafed and Benadryl - in nonprescription products ...