FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market
The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it would seek to pull a widely used ingredient in cough and cold medicines from the market, after the agency's scientists concluded that the oral version of the drug is ineffective as a nasal ...
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,
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 ...
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 Agrees Ingredient in Cold Medicines Doesn't Work
After what the agency called a thorough review of the data, the Food and Drug Administration has proposed ending the use of an ingredient of many cold and allergy medications because it doesn't work.
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.
This Popular Cold Medicine Doesn't Work—Here's What To Buy Instead
Does phenylephrine work? Doctors explain how to choose between cold medicines like Dayquil and Sudafed PE for congestion, runny nose, and other symptoms.
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 says commonly used decongestant 'not effective,' proposes removal
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined commonly used oral phenylephrine is "not effective" and has proposed its removal from over-the-counter nasal decongestants.
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, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing that it be removed from common over-the-counter decongestants.
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FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed ending the use of a common ingredient found in many popular ...
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The FDA wants to ban a common ingredient in over-the-counter cold and allergy medications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it is proposing a new rule to stop the use of an ingredient ...
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They could also end up leading to more problems. “In pediatrics, we don’t really recommend cold medicines. Certainly not for kids under six anyway, because they’re younger and they’re more ...