After decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves
With pseudoephedrine out of easy reach at drugstores ... Afterward, CVS announced that it would remove products that had phenylephrine as the sole active ingredient. Despite the seemingly damning evidence, the industry group representing makers of ...
FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
The FDA has proposed ending the use of an ingredient in many over-the-counter cold and allergy medications because it doesn’t actually relieve nasal congestion.
FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market
The FDA says oral phenylephrine, used in many over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, "is not effective as a nasal decongestant."
FDA moves to pull popular cold and flu medicines from shelves
The FDA is proposing many popular over-the-counter cold and allergy medications be removed from store shelves. The agency says a common ingredient they share, phenylephrine, doesn’t actually relieve nasal congestion.
FDA moves to pull common cold medicine from shelves amid concerns
The FDA announced Wednesday that it would seek to pull a widely used ingredient in cough and cold medicines from the market.
FDA proposes ending use of popular decongestant in cold medicines
The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed to remove oral phenylephrine, widely used in cold and cough syrups, as an active ingredient in over-the-counter drugs for nasal congestion, stating it is not effective,
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FDA proposes oral phenylephrine, found in many decongestants, pulled from shelves
The FDA approved phenylephrine in the 1970s but it was used in more products in 2005 after pseudoephedrine was forced to ...
FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in most cold medicine
The move brings FDA one step closer to getting products containing oral phenylephrine pulled ... after the more effective ...
FDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Although phenylephrine received FDA approval for over-the-counter use in the 1970s, its popularity surged in 2005 after ...
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Feeling Stuffy? What to Know Before You Reach for Your Go-To Decongestant
"As a physician in practice, I have never recommended patients use phenylephrine products," he said. Instead, he directs them behind the counter for a more effective decongestant, pseudoephedrine ...
This Popular Cold Medicine Doesn't Work—Here's What To Buy Instead
Does phenylephrine work? Doctors explain how to choose between cold medicines like Dayquil and Sudafed PE for congestion, ...
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Medsafe Accelerates Medicine Approval Process, Seymour Calls for Further Reforms
The data highlights major efficiency gains, particularly in the assessment of new and generic medicines, as well as ...
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FDA Plans to Ban Popular Cold Med
When pseudoephedrine moved "behind-the-counter" nearly 20 years ago, products containing oral phenylephrine -- including brands such as Sudafed PE and Suphedrine PE -- have been the only nasal ...
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Was It Really Necessary to Take PPA Off the Market?
In the meantime, the reformulation of cough and cold products seems to be going smoothly. Whitehall-Robins has reintroduced its Dimetapp line with pseudoephedrine replacing PPA. Bristol-Myers ...
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Decongestants to Treat Allergy Symptoms
The law strictly regulates the sale of pseudoephedrine, pseudoephedrine-containing products, and phenylpropanolamine. Many states have also enacted sales restrictions. Typically, you have to see ...
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Sudafed access restricted in Oregon
The restrictions limit sales of products, such as Sudafed, that contain the decongestant pseudoephedrine. The drug can be used to manufacture methamphetamines, according to a press release from ...