Nov. 7 (UPI) --The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined commonly used oral phenylephrine is "not effective" and ...

(The Hill) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing the removal from the market of ... phenylephrine is not effective as a nasal decongestant when taken in liquid or pill form ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has sent out a proposal to remove oral phenylephrine which is commonly used in cold and cough syrups. REUTERS The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed ...

The proposed order is based on effectiveness concerns, not on safety concerns,” FDA said in its statement. Currently, oral phenylephrine is widely used as a nasal decongestant active ingredient ...

“Phenylephrine is an oral decongestant and vasoconstrictor,” said Valley Health Pharmacist Dr. Aaron Stone. “By that, it ...

The FDA reviewed available data on the safety and effectiveness of oral phenylephrine, which was declared effective as a nasal decongestant 30 years ago. Advertisement A Nonprescription Drug ...

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 ...

(The Hill) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing the removal from the market of a common ingredient ... data found oral phenylephrine is not effective as a nasal decongestant when ...

FDA officials said an agency review of the available data found oral phenylephrine is not effective as a nasal decongestant when taken in liquid or pill form, more than a year after an agency advisory ...