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
By 2006, it became the main ingredient in many over-the-counter medicines, replacing the older ingredient pseudoephedrine ... last year, CVS Health pulled from its shelves oral decongestants ...
FDA reveals the over-the-counter cold and flu meds that are no better than placebo
Thousands of cold and flu products could be on the chopping block after the FDA proposed to pull medications from store shelves that contain phenylephrine.
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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 ...
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
Ahead of official agency action, CVS last year pulled a "small number ... he directs them behind the counter for a more effective decongestant, pseudoephedrine, or to other medications if the ...
These Cold and Flu Medicines Contain Phenylephrine, the Ingredient the FDA Plans to Ban
Phenylephrine is a medication that’s been used to relieve nasal congestion caused by colds, allergies, and hay fever, per the ...
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These Cold and Flu Medicines Contain Phenylephrine, the Ingredient the FDA Plans to Ban
CVS announced afterward that it would ... They then gave them medications that contained either phenylephrine, pseudoephedrine (another decongestant), or a placebo. The researchers found that ...