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 ...
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.
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 ...
BBC1 年
Children’s Tylenol in short supply - here’s what parents can do
Parents should avoid giving children cold medicines besides Tylenol and Ibuprofen because they do not work well, said Sean O'Leary, chairman of the Committee on Infectious Diseases at the American ...
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 ...
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Overdosing on Cold and Flu Medications
Products containing 90 mg or more of codeine, like Tylenol 3, are Schedule III controlled substances and require a prescription to use them. While OTC cold, cough, and flu medicines have some ...
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 treat ...
The San Joaquin Valley Sun8 天
FDA looks to remove ineffective decongestant
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing the removal of a common ingredient, oral phenylephrine, found in most ...
Yahoo8 天
FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in most cold medicine
(The Hill) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing the removal from the market of a common ingredient found in most oral over-the-counter cold medicines because it doesn’t work ...
Consumer Reports4 年
How safe is your baby's medicine bottle?
such as cough and cold medicines, as well as infant and child versions of the pain reliever and fever reducer acetaminophen (Tylenol and generic versions). It takes only a moment of caregiver ...