Nov. 7 (UPI) --The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined commonly used oral phenylephrine is "not effective" and ...

“Phenylephrine is an oral decongestant and vasoconstrictor ... it will hopefully clear up some sinus issues.” The FDA has proposed to remove oral phenylephrine, saying citing evidence ...

Sudafed, Mucinex, Benadryl, Advil, Tylenol, Vicks, and Dimetapp. These popular brand names appear on oral decongestants that ...

(The Hill) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing the removal from the market of ... phenylephrine is not effective as a nasal decongestant when taken in liquid or pill form ...

The active ingredient is used in over-the-counter decongestants; however, based on research from the FDA, the ingredient is ineffective at doing that, which is what prompted this proposed order. “ ...

Phenylephrine is also an ingredient in some nasal spray decongestants. The FDA’s proposal does not extend to such products. The proposed FDA order can be found here. Public comments may be ...

“Therefore, in addition to lack of efficacy, there may be no path to evaluating higher doses of oral phenylephrine as a nasal decongestant,” the FDA concluded. An industry group, the Consumer ...

(The Hill) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing the removal from the market of a common ingredient ... data found oral phenylephrine is not effective as a nasal decongestant when ...