These Cold & Flu Medicines Contain an Ingredient the FDA Plans to Ban
The FDA proposed a ban on phenylephrine, a common decongestant found in cold and cough medications. Here’s why and a list of ...
FDA seeks to remove ingredient from cold medicines after data shows it does not work
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking the first step to remove an ingredient in non-prescription cold medicines ...
FDA wants to pull decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
The FDA is proposing the removal of phenylephrine, a popular nasal decongestant, in oral form from over-the-counter use. Here ...
FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
An extensive review determined that the ingredient, oral phenylephrine, doesn’t actually relieve nasal congestion.
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 ...
Japan cracks down on over-the-counter medicines to combat social media ‘overdose’ trend
The government is enacting age verification and purchase limits to curb hospitalisations and shortages, amid social media ...
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FDA announces common over-the-counter cough and cold medicine doesn’t work
The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday its intention to remove oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient in ...
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 ...
Focus at Four: College Station pharmacist talks alternatives for cold medicines being pulled by FDA
Bessem Oben, the manager and COO of GoldStar Pharmacy in College Station, explained to KBTX the active ingredient, ...
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The FDA Is Finally Pulling a Useless Cold Medicine From the Market
Phenylephrine is both the most common decongestant on pharmacy shelves, and arguably the worst at its job. Last year, the FDA ...
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 ...