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FDA moves to pull nasal decongestant in some cold medicines from shelves amid effectiveness concerns

WASHINGTON -- 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 ...
The Hill

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-counter cold medicines because it doesn’t work. The move brings FDA one ...
FOX59 News

Popular nasal decongestant in products like Dayquil doesn’t actually work: FDA advisers

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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) — The leading decongestant ...
Yahoo

Decongestant found in Sudafed PE, Vicks Dayquil and others doesn’t work, FDA panel says. Here’s why and what you should use instead of phenylephrine.

The popular drug phenylephrine is not effective at relieving congestion and works no better than a placebo pill, according to FDA experts. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) CVS ...
WebMD

Decongestants and Antihistamines for Colds

A decongestant is a medication that helps ease nasal congestion, which happens when something irritates the lining of your nose. This can result from a cold, the flu, or allergies, for example. A ...