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FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
It also found people prefer oral decongestants over nasal spray by a 3-to-1 margin. Phenylephrine became the main ...
After decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves
The decongestant was originally approved by the FDA back in ... carefully designed studies were conducted—two by Merck for ...
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FDA wants to halt sales of decongestants containing ineffective phenylephrine
Among the products containing oral phenylephrine as an active ingredient are Sudafed PE, Vicks Nyquil Sinex Nighttime Sinus Relief and Benadryl Allergy Plus Congestion and generic medications.
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FDA Proposes Ban on a 'Useless' Decongestant, Phenylephrine
More than a year after its advisory panel unanimously declared the drug phenylephrine to be useless against nasal congestion, ...
FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in most cold medicine
Phenylephrine became the main decongestant in over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines in 2006, after the more effective ...
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FDA proposes removing popular decongestant found in cold meds
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to officially remove a popular ingredient in many cold and allergy ...
FDA wants to remove popular decongestants from stores permanently that contain this ingredient
DAYTON — The Food and Drug Administration says it wants to remove some of the most popular over-the-counter decongestants ...
Some Cold and Allergy Meds Don't Work, But That Might Change
Cold and flu season is upon us and Americans will be flocking to pharmacy shelves to pick up some medicine to alleviate their ...
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 ...
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These Over-The-Counter Decongestants Don't Work, FDA Says
Oral phenylephrine, widely marketed in cold and allergy medications, has been in use for decades as a go-to nasal ...
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FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market
A number of common over-the-counter nasal decongestants have relied on phenylephrine alone or in combination with other ...
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FDA seeks to pull common but ineffective OTC cold medicine ingredient off the market
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) said on Thursday that they will seek to pull the ...