FDA considers removing ineffective cold medicine ingredient
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering removing oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient in many ...
Five Common Drugs You Should Avoid Using While Breastfeeding
Around 92% of people living in the UK have used at least one over-the-counter drug in the past year. While these drugs make ...
The FDA wants these cold medicines off the shelves. Should Canada follow?
The FDA has proposed removing phenylephrine, a common ingredient in decongestants, due to its ineffectiveness, which may ...
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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 ...
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Multiple Over-the-Counter Decongestants May Be Pulled from the Market, Warns the FDA
For those sniffling, sneezing, stuffy head symptoms lurking right around the corner, see whether your preferred medicine will ...
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FDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
The U.S. 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 ...
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 ...
Does Phenylephrine Work? Effective Alternatives as FDA Moves to Ban Ingredient in OTC Decongestants
Common decongestants may soon be pulled from shelves. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday its proposal ...
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Popular Cold & Flu Remedies May Be Banned In The US
Many popular cold and flu remedies may be pulled from US shelves after, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deemed oral phenylephrine ineffective as a nasal decongestant. Phenylephrine is the main ...