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 oral phenylephrine, found in many decongestants, pulled from shelves
Phenylephrine is found in over-the-counter decongestants such as Sudafed PE, Vicks DayQuil and Mucinex Sinus-Max, CNN reported. The FDA approved phenylephrine in the 1970s but it was used in more products in 2005 after pseudoephedrine was forced to be sold ...
FDA proposes ending use of popular decongestant in cold medicines
Phenylephrine is widely used in a variety of over-the-counter flu and cold medicines, including popular products such as Benadryl, Advil, and Tylenol. It is also an ingredient in nasal sprays to treat congestion. However, the FDA’s action is only related ...
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 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 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.
FDA says commonly used decongestant 'not effective,' proposes removal
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined commonly used oral phenylephrine is "not effective" and has proposed its removal from over-the-counter nasal decongestants.
FDA wants to halt sales of decongestants containing ineffective phenylephrine
Just as cold and flu season arrives, the Food and Drug Administration proposes pulling many decongestants from store shelves. The reason? An administration review found oral phenylephrine — a common ingredient in over-the-counter cold medications — doesn’t work.
After decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves
Specifically, the FDA issued a proposed order to remove oral phenylephrine from the list of drugs that drugmakers can include in over-the-counter products—also known as the OTC monograph. Once removed,
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FDA Plans to Ban Ineffective Cold Medicine Ingredient—How It Will Affect You
The FDA had proposed removing phenylephrine, a widely used ingredient to treat nasal congestion, from over-the-counter cold ...
FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in NyQuil, Benadryl, Sudafed and Mucinex
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing the removal from the market of a common ingredient found in most oral ...
Ineffective cough syrup ingredient should be axed officially, FDA says
Phenylephrine is widely used in a variety of over-the-counter flu and cold medicines, including popular products such as Benadryl, Advil, and Tylenol. It is also an ingredient in nasal sprays to ...
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FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market
The FDA's proposal comes more than a year after the agency's outside advisers voted against continued use of the ingredient ...
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FDA proposes pulling decongestants from shelves over ingredient
The reason? An administration review found oral phenylephrine — a common ingredient in over-the-counter cold medications — ...
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FDA seeks to pull common but ineffective OTC cold medicine ingredient off the market
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) said on Thursday that they will seek to pull the ...