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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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 ...
Lemsip and other cold and flu decongestants are ‘not effective’ as experts call for ...
LEMSIP and other popular cold and flu tablets should be pulled from Britain’s shelves because they don’t work, experts have ...
FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market
T he Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it would seek to pull a widely used ingredient in cough and cold ...
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.
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U.S. FDA proposes ending use of popular decongestant present in cold medicines
Nov 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed to remove oral phenylephrine, widely used in cold and ...