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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The FDA says oral phenylephrine, used in many over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, "is not effective as a nasal ...

The decongestant in question is phenylephrine ... The effectiveness of phenylephrine when taken as a pill or liquid has been questioned for some time. Studies conducted in the past few years ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing the removal from the market of a common ingredient found in most oral ...

The FDA is proposing the removal of phenylephrine, a popular nasal decongestant, in oral form from over-the-counter use. Here ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing the removal of a common ingredient, oral phenylephrine, found in most ...

Others contain oral phenylephrine and acetaminophen, dextromethorphan or another active ingredient. ExploreFDA says key ingredient in Sudafed, Vicks and Benadryl products doesn’t work “It is the FDA’s ...

Phenylephrine, found in products like Sudafed PE, Vicks DayQuil and Mucinex Sinus-Max, has been widely used as a nasal decongestant for decades. The FDA’s proposal isn’t an immediate order ...

In a long-sought move, the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday formally began the process of abandoning oral doses of a common over-the-counter decongestant, which the agency concluded last ...

Last year, an outside panel of experts unanimously voted against the effectiveness of orally administered phenylephrine as a nasal decongestant, adding that no more trials were required to prove ...