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 ...
JD Supra

Heads-Up: Oral Phenylephrine Products, Advisories and Lawsuits

Tens of millions of Americans suffer from nasal and sinus congestion every year. People had come to rely on an increasing number of over-the-counter nasal decongestants to relieve their symptoms. The ...
AOL

CVS plans to pull some products containing popular decongestant from shelves. Here's why and what you can use instead of phenylephrine.

CVS Health announced on Oct. 19 that certain oral cough and cold products in which phenylephrine is the only active ingredient will be removed from store shelves. The pharmacy chain's decision was in ...
Yahoo

Does this over-the-counter decongestant really work? FDA panel to re-evaluate phenylephrine

Does a common ingredient used in many over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines actually work to get rid of nasal congestion? That’s the question the Food and Drug Administration will pose to a ...
USA Today

FDA says the decongestant in your medicine cabinet probably doesn't work. Now what?

Just before cold and flu season is set to kick off, the Food and Drug Administration's advisory panel last month reported that an oral decongestant Americans have relied on for nearly 20 years is no ...
Healio

FDA proposes removing oral phenylephrine from nasal decongestants

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An FDA review found that oral phenylephrine is not effective in treating nasal congestion. The proposal is based ...
WISH-TV

FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work. What does?

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 ...
Fox Business

What is phenylephrine and why is CVS pulling products containing it?

Consumers might not recognize the drug phenylephrine, which has been making headlines in recent weeks. However, it's been used for temporary relief of nasal congestion since being approved by federal ...
Drug Store News

FDA issues proposal to remove oral phenylephrine from OTC cold and cough syrups

On Thursday the Food and Drug Administration announced it is proposing to remove oral phenylephrine as an active ingredient that can be used in over-the-counter monograph drug products for the ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

FDA wants to pull decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines

The FDA is proposing ending use of a popular nasal decongestant, phenylephrine, in oral form. The FDA’s proposal is based on effectiveness concerns, not safety concerns. Phenylephrine is an active ...
Medscape

FDA Panel Deems Phenylephrine Ineffective

America's most popular oral nasal decongestant, phenylephrine, was deemed ineffective by a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel in a unanimous vote on September 12. The Nonprescription Drug ...
abc7NY

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 ...