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, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing that it be removed from common over-the-counter decongestants.
FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in NyQuil, Benadryl, Sudafed and Mucinex
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing the removal from the market of a common ingredient found in most oral over-the-counter cold medicines because it doesn’t work.
FDA wants to halt sales of decongestants containing ineffective phenylephrine
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An extensive review determined that the ingredient, oral phenylephrine, doesn’t actually relieve nasal congestion.
After decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves
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 year is not effective at relieving stuffy noses.
FDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
The US Food and Drug Administration announced a proposal to remove oral phenylephrine – a common ingredient in many popular over-the-counter decongestants – from the market, citing evidence that it doesn’t work.
FDA says commonly used decongestant 'not effective,' proposes removal
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined commonly used oral phenylephrine is "not effective" and has proposed its removal from over-the-counter nasal decongestants.
F.D.A. Proposes Removing Ineffective Nasal Decongestant From Stores
It was added to cold and flu remedies in the 1990s when another ingredient went behind the counter over illicit meth lab concerns.
FDA wants to remove popular decongestants from stores permanently that contain this ingredient
The Food and Drug Administration says it wants to remove some of the most popular over-the-counter decongestants that have a common ingredient in them.
FDA proposes oral phenylephrine, found in many decongestants, pulled from shelves
The Food and Drug Administration proposed that oral phenylephrine be removed from store shelves saying that the treatment does not work.
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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