BBC doctor explains 'risk' and effect of popular over the counter cold medication facing US ban
Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) claimed that a core component in many popular nasal decongestants is ...
These Cold & Flu Medicines Contain an Ingredient the FDA Plans to Ban
W ith flu season in full swing, finding effective medications to help with pesky symptoms is key in figuring out how to ...
Earth Times3d
The Uncertain Future of Cold and Flu Remedies in the US
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently ruled that the main decongestant ingredient in popular cold and flu medicines, phenylephrine, is not an effective nasal decongestant. Phenylephrine ...
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 ...
CNET3d
Which Decongestants Are Effective? Why the FDA Wants to Pull a Popular Medicine Ingredient
Phenylephrine is included in many cold and flu products, but a scientific panel last year found that it doesn't really do its ...
Health.com6d
FDA Plans to Ban Ineffective Cold Medicine Ingredient—How It Will Affect You
The FDA had proposed removing phenylephrine, a widely used ingredient to treat nasal congestion, from over-the-counter cold ...
Ineffective cough syrup ingredient should be axed officially, FDA says
Phenylephrine is widely used in a variety of over-the-counter flu and cold medicines, including popular products such as Benadryl, Advil, and Tylenol. It is also an ingredient in nasal sprays to treat ...
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 ...
Reuters6d
U.S. FDA proposes ending use of popular decongestant present in cold medicines
Phenylephrine is widely used in a variety of over-the-counter flu and cold medicines, including popular products such as ...