FDA considers removing ineffective cold medicine ingredient
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering removing oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient in many ...
The FDA wants these cold medicines off the shelves. Should Canada follow?
The FDA has proposed removing phenylephrine, a common ingredient in decongestants, due to its ineffectiveness, which may ...
The Baltimore Sun1 天
FDA announces common over-the-counter cough and cold medicine doesn’t work
The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday its intention to remove oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient in ...
The Healthy on MSN1 天
Multiple Over-the-Counter Decongestants May Be Pulled from the Market, Warns the FDA
For those sniffling, sneezing, stuffy head symptoms lurking right around the corner, see whether your preferred medicine will ...
7 Natural Remedies To Soothe Your Cough This Season
Honey has natural soothing properties that can help calm a cough. Mix a tablespoon of honey in warm water or tea to ease ...
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 ...
Woman's World on MSN3 天
Does Phenylephrine Work? Effective Alternatives as FDA Moves to Ban Ingredient in OTC ...
Common decongestants may soon be pulled from shelves. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday its proposal ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution3 天
FDA proposes pulling decongestants from shelves over one ingredient
The FDA also held a meeting last year to study the “Generally Recognized as Safe and Effective” status of oral phenylephrine as a nasal decongestant, the release stated. The committee “unanimously ...
FDA reveals the over-the-counter cold and flu meds that are no better than placebo
Thousands of cold and flu products could be on the chopping block after the FDA proposed to pull medications from store shelves that contain phenylephrine.
FDA to Finally Ban Controversial Ingredient in Popular Decongestants
Sudafed, Mucinex, Benadryl, Advil, Tylenol, Vicks, and Dimetapp. These popular brand names appear on oral decongestants that ...
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 ...
CNET4 天
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 ...