FDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid
6 days ago · The US Food and Drug Administration announced a proposal to remove oral phenylephrine – a common ingredient in many popular over-the-counter decongestants – from the market, citing evidence ...
A Popular Decongestant Doesn’t Work. The FDA Is Finally Doing …
4 days ago · Oral phenylephrine was shown to be ineffective for treating nasal congestion over a year ago. This week, the FDA took the first steps toward removing it from pharmacy shelves.
FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market
Nov 7, 2024 · FDA panel says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn't work 03:46. The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it would seek to pull a widely used ingredient in cough and cold ...
FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold ... - NBC News
Nov 7, 2024 · The group shared a survey that found 1 in 2 households in the U.S. used an oral decongestant over the last year. It also found people prefer oral decongestants over nasal spray by a 3-to-1 margin.
FDA wants to pull decongestant found in many cold, allergy
4 days ago · The decongestant in question is phenylephrine, which is found in popular cough and cold products, including Benadryl Allergy Plus Congestion, Sudafed PE Sinus Congestion and Vick's DayQuil.
F.D.A. Wants to Pull Ineffective Decongestant From Stores - The …
Nov 7, 2024 · 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 concerns.
FDA Proposes Ending Use of Oral Phenylephrine as OTC …
Nov 7, 2024 · Currently, oral phenylephrine is widely used as a nasal decongestant active ingredient in many OTC monograph drug products. It is important to note that some products only contain oral ...
FDA Proposes Ban on a 'Useless' Decongestant, Phenylephrine - U.S. News ...
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 ...
FDA panel says common over-the-counter decongestant ... - NBC News
Sep 12, 2023 · Phenylephrine — found in drugs including Sudafed PE, Vicks Nyquil Sinex Nighttime Sinus Relief and Benadryl Allergy Plus Congestion — is the most popular oral decongestant in the United States,...
Decongestant in Cold Medicines Doesn’t Work, Panel Says - The …
Sep 12, 2023 · An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration agreed unanimously on Tuesday that a common decongestant ingredient used in many over-the-counter cold medicines is ineffective.