About 100 decongestant lawsuits claiming bogus ingredient tossed
A New York federal judge on Tuesday dismissed about 100 lawsuits that claimed Procter & Gamble , Haleon and other companies ...
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 Proposes Pulling Ineffective Decongestant From Market
An FDA advisory committee has unanimously concluded that oral phenylephrine, a decongestant found in many cold and flu ...
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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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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 ...
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 ...
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Which Decongestants Are Effective? Why the FDA Wants to Pull a Popular Medicine Ingredient
Instead, he directs them behind the counter for a more effective decongestant, pseudoephedrine, or to other medications if the source of congestion is allergies. Medications that contain ...
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FDA wants to ban decongestant found in cold, allergy medicine
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FDA considers removing ineffective cold medicine ingredient
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering removing oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient in many ...
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FDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a proposal to remove oral phenylephrine – a common ingredient in many popular over-the-counter decongestants – from the market, citing evidence that it ...