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FDA Proposes Ban on a 'Useless' Decongestant, Phenylephrine
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- 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 ...
Bay News 9
'It just doesn't work': FDA proposes to end use of some OTC cold medications
The FDA held a Nonprescription Drug Advisory Committee meeting and discussed new data on the effectiveness of orally administered phenylephrine and unanimously concluded that current scientific data ...
WVEC
FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn't work. So what does?
WASHINGTON — Changes are coming to the cold and cough aisle of your local pharmacy: U.S. officials are moving to phase out the leading decongestant found in hundreds of over-the-counter medicines, ...
ABC7 San Francisco
FDA advisory committee says common ingredient in some decongestants does not work
On Tuesday, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted unanimously that the oral formulation of a very common nasal decongestant, phenylephrine, is not effective. The decision could ...
The Baltimore Sun
Sharyl Attkisson: Why most decongestants don’t work, after years of FDA inaction
Tens of millions of Americans suffer from nasal and sinus congestion and turn to medicines you can buy on store shelves without a prescription. But it turns out they may be a big waste of money, ...