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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 ...
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'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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work. So what does?
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — Changes are coming to the ...