These Cold and Flu Medicines Contain Phenylephrine, the Ingredient the FDA Plans to Ban
Phenylephrine is a medication that’s been used to relieve nasal congestion caused by colds, allergies, and hay fever, per the ...
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 ...
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FDA to Finally Ban Controversial Ingredient in Popular Decongestants
Sudafed, Mucinex, Benadryl, Advil, Tylenol, Vicks, and Dimetapp. These popular brand names appear on oral decongestants that ...
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Medications You Shouldn't Take With Tylenol
Tylenol isn't the only place the active ingredient is hiding. Rather, it can be found in over 600 different drugs (via FDA), ...
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 ...
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 ...