FDA proposes ending use of popular decongestant in cold medicines
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, stating it is not effective,
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 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, called oral phenylephrine, citing concerns with the initial data used to support its approval and new data questioning its ...
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, drug makers will no longer be able to include ...
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 medications – oral phenylephrine.
FDA Recommends Removing Ingredient From Many Cold and Allergy Medicines After Research Shows It Doesn't Work
Cold and flu season is upon us and Americans will be flocking to pharmacy shelves to pick up some medicine to alleviate their symptoms. But the ingredients list on many of these products might start to look very different based on new guidance from the Food and Drug Administration.
FDA moves to pull popular cold and flu medicines from shelves
The FDA is proposing many popular over-the-counter cold and allergy medications be removed from store shelves. The agency says a common ingredient they share, phenylephrine, doesn’t actually relieve nasal congestion.
FDA moves to pull common cold medicine from shelves amid concerns
The FDA announced Wednesday that it would seek to pull a widely used ingredient in cough and cold medicines from the market.
FDA wants to remove popular decongestants from stores permanently that contain this ingredient
The Food and Drug Administration says it wants to remove some of the most popular over-the-counter decongestants that have a ...
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FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
The agency said an extensive review of available data determined that the ingredient, oral phenylephrine, doesn’t actually ...
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FDA seeks to pull common but ineffective OTC cold medicine ingredient off the market
The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) said on Thursday that they will seek to pull the common ingredient phenylephrine off ...
FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in most cold medicine
The move brings FDA one step closer to getting products containing oral phenylephrine pulled from stores. FDA officials ...
FDA Wants to Ban Popular but Ineffective Cold Remedy Ingredient
The agency made the proposal after finding that the ingredient, known as oral phenylephrine, doesn’t relieve stuffy noses.
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These Over-The-Counter Decongestants Don't Work, FDA Says
Oral phenylephrine, widely marketed in cold and allergy medications, has been in use for decades as a go-to nasal ...
FDA Proposes Ending Use of Oral Phenylephrine as OTC Monograph Nasal Decongestant Active Ingredient After Extensive Review
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it is proposing to remove oral phenylephrine as an active ingredient that can be used in over-the-counter (OTC) monograph drug products for the ...