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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FDA says many cold medicines found over-the-counter don't work
When you have a cold and go into the drug store ... there's not enough medication to have much of an effect." So as the FDA ...
The FDA Is Finally Pulling a Useless Cold Medicine From the Market
And finally, the agency is making plans to pull it from pharmacy and grocery store shelves.The medicines will remain ...
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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 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 ...
‘How old are you?’: Walmart shopper goes in for cold medicine. Then she gets to checkout
For the most part, you can walk in and out of Walmart without carrying any form of ID. Rarely would you need it, but there are a few specific instances in which it’s necessary: Age restrictions: You ...
FDA considers removing ineffective cold medicine ingredient
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering removing oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient in many ...
FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
An extensive review determined that the ingredient, oral phenylephrine, doesn’t actually relieve nasal congestion.
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 pull decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
The decongestant in question is phenylephrine, which is found in popular cough and cold products ... many over-the-counter medicines, replacing the older ingredient pseudoephedrine, which was ...
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What is oral phynylephrine and why does the FDA want to remove it from cold medicine?
Phenylephrine became the main drug in over-the-counter decongestants when medicines with pseudoephedrine were moved behind pharmacy counters. ((AP Photo, File)) “CHPA is disappointed in FDA’s ...