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.
What is oral phynylephrine and why does the FDA want to remove it from cold medicine?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to remove a common ingredient in nasal decongestants used by millions of Americans, citing data that shows it’s not effective. Oral phenylephrine is used in over-the-counter products like Sudafed ...
U.S. FDA proposes ending use of popular decongestant present in cold medicines
The U.S. 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,
FDA wants to ban decongestant found in cold, allergy medicine
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FDA proposes pulling ineffective cold medicine from shelves
When you're feeling under the weather, you likely grab your go-to cough and cold medicine. But are all the ingredients helping you fight off that cold?
FDA Claims Ingredients In Cold Medicines Is Ineffective
FDA Claims Ingredients In Cold Medicines Is Ineffective
The FDA Is Finally Pulling a Useless Cold Medicine From the Market
Phenylephrine is both the most common decongestant on pharmacy shelves, and arguably the worst at its job. Last year, the FDA's advisory panel ruled it should no longer be considered an effective drug.
FDA proposes pulling decongestants from shelves over ingredient
Just as cold and flu season arrives, the Food and Drug Administration proposes pulling many decongestants from store shelves.
FDA Plans to Ban Ineffective Cold Medicine Ingredient—How It Will Affect You
The FDA has proposed removing phenylephrine, a widely used ingredient to treat nasal congestion, from over-the-counter cold medications.Last year, an FDA advisory committee concluded that the oral version of the medication is not effective at treating nasal congestion.
FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market
The FDA says oral phenylephrine, used in many over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, "is not effective as a nasal ...
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These Over-The-Counter Decongestants Don't Work, FDA Says
A common ingredient found in most oral over-the-counter cold medicines should be removed from the market because it doesn’t ...
FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in most cold medicine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to remove from the market a common ingredient found in most oral ...
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FDA says commonly used decongestant 'not effective,' proposes removal
Nov. 7 (UPI) --The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined commonly used oral phenylephrine is "not effective" ...
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