An FDA advisory committee has concluded that a commonly used decongestant ingredient used in cold and allergy products does not have any efficacy, raising the possibility that many over-the-counter ...

The recent revelation that a common oral decongestant called phenylephrine doesn’t work has rattled consumers, especially as cold and flu season is imminent and COVID continues to make the rounds. In ...

Phenylephrine, a common ingredient found in many over-the-counter cold medications, has long been thought to be a reliable decongestant. However, recent studies are questioning its effectiveness, ...

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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, concluding that ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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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Cold and cough medications containing oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient found in many over-the-counter remedies, may soon disappear from U.S. shelves after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to pull oral over-the-counter medicines containing phenylephrine from the market. Oral phenylephrine, a decongestant in many cold medicines, is ...