FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market
The FDA says oral phenylephrine, used in many over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, "is not effective as a nasal decongestant."
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?
The FDA Is Finally Pulling a Useless Cold Medicine From the Market
And finally, the agency is making plans to pull it from pharmacy and grocery store shelves.The medicines will remain available for the time being, but the FDA has proposed an order, which CBS News reports will be open for comment until May 7,
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.
What is oral phynylephrine and why does the FDA want to remove it from cold medicine?
The FDA notes the proposed order is not based on safety concerns, and that the presence of oral phenylephrine in these medicines does not affect how other active ingredients treat symptoms. In addition, its action is only related to orally administered ...
U.S. FDA proposes ending use of popular decongestant present in cold medicines
The U.S. 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,
What Cold Medicine Ingredient May Soon Be Pulled From Shelves?
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FDA Plans to Ban Ineffective Cold Medicine Ingredient—How It Will Affect You
The FDA has proposed removing phenylephrine, a widely used ingredient to treat nasal congestion, from over-the-counter cold medications.Last year, an FDA advisory committee concluded that the oral version of the medication is not effective at treating nasal congestion.
FDA says some cold and allergy drugs have an ineffective key ingredient
There are new concerns that phenylephrine, an ingredient in common over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines is ineffective. The FDA said the ingredient is safe but many popular medicines are being pulled off the shelves.
FDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
The safety of phenylephrine isn’t a concern, but its effectiveness has been debated for years. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/ via CNN Newsource
FDA wants to ban decongestant found in cold, allergy medicine
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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.