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 ...
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 moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Phenylephrine, found in products like Sudafed PE, Vicks DayQuil and Mucinex Sinus-Max, has been widely used as a nasal ...
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FDA Proposes Pulling Ineffective Decongestant From Market
An FDA advisory committee has unanimously concluded that oral phenylephrine, a decongestant found in many cold and flu ...
After decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves
In a long-sought move, the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday formally began the process of abandoning oral doses of a ...
FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
An extensive review determined that the ingredient, oral phenylephrine, doesn’t actually relieve nasal congestion.
FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in most cold medicine
FDA officials said an agency review of the available data found oral phenylephrine is not effective as a nasal decongestant ...
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U.S. FDA proposes ending use of popular decongestant present in cold medicines
However, the FDA's action is only related to orally administered phenylephrine and not the nasal spray form. Last year, an ...
FDA Wants To Pull Popular OTC Decongestant Used For Common Cold Over Effectiveness Concerns
On Thursday, the FDA proposed removing oral phenylephrine from the list of approved active ingredients for over-the-counter ...
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FDA moves to pull nasal decongestant in some cold medicines from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
The US Food and Drug Administration announced a proposal to remove oral phenylephrine - a common ingredient in many popular ...
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FDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
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 ...