The US Food and Drug Administration announced a proposal to remove oral phenylephrine – a common ingredient in many popular ...
The FDA said the proposed order is not final yet, which means companies can still market over-the-counter drugs containing ...
Currently, oral phenylephrine is widely used either as a standalone ingredient or in combination with others to ease cold and ...
The agency made the proposal after finding that the ingredient, known as oral phenylephrine, doesn’t relieve stuffy noses.
It was added to cold and flu remedies in the 1990s when another ingredient went behind the counter over illicit meth lab concerns.