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.
Phenylephrine, found in products like Sudafed PE, Vicks DayQuil and Mucinex Sinus-Max, has been widely used as a nasal decongestant for decades. The FDA’s proposal isn’t an immediate order ...
Last year, an outside panel of experts unanimously voted against the effectiveness of orally administered phenylephrine as a nasal decongestant, adding that no more trials were required to prove ...
The FDA is proposing ending use of a popular nasal decongestant, phenylephrine, in oral form. The FDA’s proposal is based on effectiveness concerns, not safety concerns. Phenylephrine is an ...