FDA Wants to Ban Popular but Ineffective Cold Remedy Ingredient
U.S. health officials proposed banning an ingredient used in popular oral decongestants, a step toward removing dozens of cold medicines from store shelves.The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed removing the ingredient,
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."
U.S. FDA proposes ending use of popular decongestant present in cold medicines
(Reuters) -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,
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 common ingredient in them. The FDA said there’s evidence that phenylephrine doesn’t work.
FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in most cold medicine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to remove from the market a common ingredient found in most oral over-the-counter cold medicines because it doesn’t work. The move brings FDA one step closer to getting products containing oral phenylephrine pulled from stores.
FDA proposes pulling common decongestant from shelves
The proposed order is based on FDA findings that oral phenylephrine is ineffective as a nasal decongestant and is not due to safety concerns. Over-the-counter medications containing phenylephrine may remain on the market as the FDA seeks public comment on the proposed order.
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