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 ...
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Which Decongestants Are Effective? Why the FDA Wants to Pull a Popular Medicine Ingredient
Phenylephrine is included in many cold and flu products, but a scientific panel last year found that it doesn't really do its ...
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FDA moves to pull nasal decongestant in some cold medicines from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
The US Food and Drug Administration announced a proposal to remove oral phenylephrine - a common ingredient in many popular ...
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 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 ...
The FDA wants these cold medicines off the shelves. Should Canada follow?
The FDA has proposed removing phenylephrine, a common ingredient in decongestants, due to its ineffectiveness, which may ...
Cold-and-flu remedies could be banned in US as experts say ingredient is not effective
Phenylephrine is the main decongestant ingredient in soluble and tablet-form cold-and-flu medicines such as Lemsip, Beechams, ...
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Which Decongestants Are Effective? Why the FDA Wants to Pull a Popular Medicine Ingredient
Phenylephrine is still considered effective in nasal spray form ... directs them behind the counter for a more effective decongestant, pseudoephedrine, or to other medications if the source ...
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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 ...
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FDA Plans to Ban Ineffective Cold Medicine Ingredient—How It Will Affect You
The FDA had proposed removing phenylephrine, a widely used ingredient to treat nasal congestion, from over-the-counter cold ...
FDA considers removing ineffective cold medicine ingredient
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering removing oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient in many ...