Pharmacies are yanking cold medicines from shelves. So what are the options now?
The FDA has proposed ending the use of a common ingredient found in many cold and allergy medicines — and some pharmacies ...
FDA considers removing ineffective cold medicine ingredient
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering removing oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient in many ...
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FDA Proposes Ban of NyQuil, Sudafed and Benadryl — Here's Why
Found in almost every single over-the-counter cold, sinus and allergy medication, oral phenylephrine, is pretty close to ...
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FDA Proposes Pulling Ineffective Decongestant From Market
An FDA advisory committee has unanimously concluded that oral phenylephrine, a decongestant found in many cold and flu ...
Five common drugs you should avoid using while breastfeeding
Here are five common over-the-counter drugs you should avoid when breastfeeding: The average adult experiences around two or ...
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FDA announces common over-the-counter cough and cold medicine doesn’t work
The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday its intention to remove oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient in ...
About 100 decongestant lawsuits claiming bogus ingredient tossed
A New York federal judge on Tuesday dismissed about 100 lawsuits that claimed Procter & Gamble , Haleon and other companies ...
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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 that it ...
Focus at Four: College Station pharmacist talks alternatives for cold medicines being pulled by FDA
Bessem Oben, the manager and COO of GoldStar Pharmacy in College Station, explained to KBTX the active ingredient, ...
These Cold & Flu Medicines Contain an Ingredient the FDA Plans to Ban
The FDA proposed a ban on phenylephrine, a common decongestant found in cold and cough medications. Here’s why and a list of ...
Does Phenylephrine Work? Effective Alternatives as FDA Moves to Ban Ingredient in OTC Decongestants
Common decongestants may soon be pulled from shelves. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday its proposal ...