FDA says commonly used decongestant 'not effective,' proposes removal
Nov. 7 (UPI) --The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined commonly used oral phenylephrine is "not effective" and ...
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FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in most cold medicine
(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 ...
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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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FDA proposes ending use of popular decongestant in cold medicines
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 ...
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FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
The Food and Drug Administration proposed ending the use of a common ... oral phenylephrine because it is not effective as a nasal decongestant," Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni, director of the FDA's ...
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FDA Proposes Ban on a 'Useless' Decongestant, Phenylephrine
“Therefore, in addition to lack of efficacy, there may be no path to evaluating higher doses of oral phenylephrine as a nasal decongestant,” the FDA concluded. An industry group, the Consumer ...
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FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in most cold medicine
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 ...
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FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in most cold medicine
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 ...