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 ...
FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in most cold medicine
Mucinex, and Dayquil. The agency said the presence of phenylephrine doesn’t affect how the other active ingredients work. “It ...
Yahoo2 小时
The FDA wants to ban a common ingredient in over-the-counter cold and allergy medications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it is proposing a new rule to ... drugs like NyQuil (PG), ...
FDA Wants to Ban Popular But Ineffective Cough Remedy Ingredient
U.S. health officials proposed banning an ingredient used in popular oral decongestants, a step toward removing dozens of ...
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FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
The FDA said the proposed order is not final yet, which means companies can still market over-the-counter drugs containing ...
Yahoo1 个月
Can Mucinex help you get pregnant? What the experts say about the viral trend
“I took Mucinex 30 minutes before baby-dancing,” TikTok user Amanda MacGibbon shared in March. She said she also took the antioxidant supplement coenzyme Q10 and the anti-diabetic drug ...
6abc News1 个月
Women are taking Mucinex to get pregnant. Does it work?
Mucinex contains an active ingredient ... Guaifenesin is considered pregnancy category C by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. That classification means means there's no data on human fetuses ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference3 年
Mucinex Sinus-max Severe Nasal Congestion Relief
Oxymetazoline HCl 0.05%; nasal spray; contains benzalkonium chloride, menthol, camphor, eucalyptol. <6yrs: not recommended. Shake well. ≥6yrs: 2–3 sprays in each nostril not more than every 10 ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference3 年
Children’s Mucinex
Guaifenesin 100mg; per 5mL; grape flavor; alcohol free; contains sodium 3mg. <4yrs: do not use. 4–5yrs: 2.5–5mL every 4 hours. 6–11yrs: 5–10mL every 4 hours. Max 6 doses/day.
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.
Baylor College of Medicine6 年
Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria to resist the effects of antibiotics, a type of drug - such as penicillin or ciprofloxacin - that kills or stops the growth of bacteria. When bacteria ...