Ineffective cough syrup ingredient should be axed officially, FDA says
A panel last year said it found evidence the ingredient, used in many popular medicines, did not aid with nasal congestion.
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.
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FDA Proposes Ban on a 'Useless' Decongestant, Phenylephrine
More than a year after its advisory panel unanimously declared the drug phenylephrine to be useless against nasal congestion, ...
FDA wants to scrap Benadryl and Sudafed from pharmacies after finding drugs are useless against colds
The FDA proposed discontinuing the use of phenylephrine, an ingredient in common medications like Sudafed, because it 'is not ...
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U.S. FDA proposes ending use of popular decongestant present in cold medicines
Oral phenylephrine is a major component of popular products such as Benadryl, Advil and Tylenol. For now, companies may continue to market drug products containing the ingredient as a nasal ...
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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 ...
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FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
The FDA said the proposed order is not final yet, which means companies can still market over-the-counter drugs containing ...
Ban Lemsip because 'it doesn't work', say experts after US health chiefs propose pulling cold and flu remedies from chemist shelves
It comes as US health officials yesterday proposed getting rid of oral drugs containing phenylephrine over concerns they are ...
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FDA wants to halt sales of decongestants containing ineffective phenylephrine
Others contain oral phenylephrine and acetaminophen, dextromethorphan or another active ingredient. ExploreFDA says key ingredient in Sudafed, Vicks and Benadryl products doesn’t work “It is the FDA’s ...
F.D.A. Proposes Removing Ineffective Nasal Decongestant From Stores
It was added to cold and flu remedies in the 1990s when another ingredient went behind the counter over illicit meth lab concerns.