These Cold and Flu Medicines Contain Phenylephrine, the Ingredient the FDA Plans to Ban
Phenylephrine is a medication that’s been used to relieve nasal congestion caused by colds, allergies, and hay fever, per the ...
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FDA to Finally Ban Controversial Ingredient in Popular Decongestants
Sudafed, Mucinex, Benadryl, Advil, Tylenol, Vicks, and Dimetapp. These popular brand names appear on oral decongestants that ...
FDA wants to pull decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
The FDA is proposing the removal of phenylephrine, a popular nasal decongestant, in oral form from over-the-counter use. Here ...
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FDA proposes removing popular decongestant found in cold meds
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to officially remove a popular ingredient in many cold and allergy ...
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FDA proposes pulling oral phenylephrine, found in many decongestants, from shelves
Last September, an FDA advisory panel determined that phenylephrine was not effective when taken in oral form. It is also ...
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Which Decongestants Are Effective? Why the FDA Wants to Pull a Popular Medicine Ingredient
While phenylephrine is still considered safe, a scientific panel that advises the FDA found last year that it doesn't actually work at decongesting or "unstuffing" your nose when it's taken by ...
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Ineffective cough syrup ingredient should be axed officially, FDA says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed removing oral phenylephrine, widely used in cold and cough syrups, as an active ingredient in over-the-counter drugs for nasal congestion ...
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After decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves
Once removed, drug makers will no longer be able to include phenylephrine in products for the temporary relief of nasal congestion. "It is the FDA’s role to ensure that drugs are safe and ...
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FDA proposes ending use of popular decongestant in cold medicines
REUTERS 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 ...
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FDA announces common over-the-counter cough and cold medicine doesn’t work
we are taking this next step in the process to propose removing oral phenylephrine because it is not effective as a nasal decongestant,” said Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni, director of the FDA’s ...