FDA proposes removal of common decongestant
Phenylephrine is an oral decongestant and vasoconstrictor,” said Valley Health Pharmacist Dr. Aaron Stone. “By that, it means ...
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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 pulling decongestants from shelves over ingredient
Just as cold and flu season arrives, the Food and Drug Administration proposes pulling many decongestants from store shelves. The reason? An administration review found oral phenylephrine — a ...
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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 ban on main ingredient in many OTC decongestants
Common oral medicines that have been used for decades as decongestants such as Sudafed, NyQuil and Benadryl may soon be cleared from shelves as the FDA has proposed to discontinue the sale of ...
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FDA proposes end to OTC nasal decongestant
The agency’s proposed order would affect phenylephrine, which is in DayQuil, Sudafed PE, and a slew of other OTC cold medicines. It comes more than a year after an FDA advisory panel unanimously ...
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HEALTHY COLORADO: FDA proposes to remove ingredient used in common decongestants due to ineffectiveness
KRDO13 medical expert Dr. Neha Sharma joins the desk this week to these medicines and the proposed removal by the FDA. Watch the discussion above.
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Ineffective cough syrup ingredient should be axed officially, FDA says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed removing oral phenylephrine ... of orally-administered phenylephrine as a nasal decongestant, adding that no more trials were required to ...
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US FDA proposes ending use of oral phenylephrine as OTC monograph nasal decongestant active ingredient after extensive review
For now, companies may continue to market OTC monograph drug products containing oral phenylephrine as a nasal decongestant. This is a proposed order. Only a final order will affect what products can ...
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FDA proposes pulling oral phenylephrine, found in many decongestants, from shelves
The Food and Drug Administration proposed that oral phenylephrine be removed from store shelves becasue the treatment does not work. Phenylephrine is found in over-the-counter decongestants such ...
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FDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
The U.S. 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 ...
What kind of drug is phenylephrine? It's in your cold medicine and the FDA is targeting it.
FDA says one of the most common cold medicine ingredients found in Sudafed, Tylenol sinus and Advil congestion relief, is ...