FDA considers removing ineffective cold medicine ingredient
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering removing oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient in many ...
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The FDA wants these cold medicines off the shelves. Should Canada follow?
On Nov. 7, the FDA proposed to remove phenylephrine as an active ingredient used in over-the-counter medicine for the ...
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FDA announces common over-the-counter cough and cold medicine doesn’t work
The decision follows the agency’s scientists’ conclusion that the oral form of the drug is ineffective as a nasal ...
These Cold & Flu Medicines Contain an Ingredient the FDA Plans to Ban
The FDA proposed a ban on phenylephrine, a common decongestant found in cold and cough medications. Here’s why and a list of ...
FDA seeks to remove ingredient from cold medicines after data shows it does not work
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking the first step to remove an ingredient in non-prescription cold medicines ...
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The Uncertain Future of Cold and Flu Remedies in the US
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently ruled that the main decongestant ingredient in popular cold and flu medicines, phenylephrine, is not an effective nasal decongestant. Phenylephrine ...
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FDA proposes pulling decongestants from shelves over one ingredient
“Based on our review of available data, and consistent with the advice of the advisory committee, we are taking this next step in the process to propose removing oral phenylephrine because it is not ...
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Which Decongestants Are Effective? Why the FDA Wants to Pull a Popular Medicine Ingredient
Phenylephrine is included in many cold and flu products, but a scientific panel last year found that it doesn't really do its ...
A Popular Decongestant Doesn’t Work. The FDA Is Finally Doing Something About It
Oral phenylephrine was shown to be ineffective for treating nasal congestion over a year go. This week, the FDA took the ...
What is oral phynylephrine and why does the FDA want to remove it from cold medicine?
Oral phenylephrine is used in over-the-counter products like Sudafed and Dayquil to help temporarily relieve the common ...