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Stuffy nose? Common OTC nasal decongestants with phenylephrine don’t work in tablet form, experts say

As frustrating as colds and allergies may be to those who suffer from them, even more sobering is the notion that popular remedies we think are treating them may be ineffective at relieving our stuffy ...
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Phenylephrine for Colds: Why It Doesn’t Work and What You Should Use Instead

Next time you wake up with a stuffy nose and you head to the drugstore for an over-the-counter cold medication, you may want ...
PBS

What an FDA advisory panel’s finding that oral phenylephrine is ineffective means for cold and flu meds

The ramp-up to cold and flu season is a bad time for consumers to learn that some of their most trusted go-to products don’t actually work. An advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug ...
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 ...
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FDA Proposes Ban on a 'Useless' Decongestant, Phenylephrine

THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- More than a year after its advisory panel unanimously declared the drug phenylephrine to be useless against nasal congestion, the U.S. Food and Drug ...
The Conversation

FDA advisory panel’s conclusion that oral phenylephrine is ineffective means consumers need to think twice when buying cold and flu meds

Lucas Berenbrok is part owner of the consulting company, Embarx, LLC. Colleen Culley and Karen Steinmetz Pater do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...