The FDA wants to ban a common ingredient in over-the-counter cold and allergy medications
The rule would remove oral phenylephrine from the administration’s list of approved active ingredients that can be used in over-the-counter (OTC) drugs like NyQuil (PG), Benadryl ... or packages of OTC cold and allergy medications with oral phenylephrine ...
FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market
A number of common over-the-counter nasal decongestants have relied on phenylephrine alone or in combination with other ingredients for years, including some cold and cough versions of Advil, NyQuil, Sudafed, Robitussin, Tylenol and Theraflu. "Based on our ...
FDA Agrees Ingredient in Cold Medicines Doesn't Work
After what the agency called a thorough review of the data, the Food and Drug Administration has proposed ending the use of an ingredient of many cold and allergy medications because it doesn't work.
FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in most cold medicine
Phenylephrine became the main decongestant in over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines in 2006, after the more effective decongestant pseudoephedrine was moved “behind-the-counter” and restricted, because it could be used to make methamphetamine.
FDA Recommends Removing Ingredient From Many Cold and Allergy Medicines After Research Shows It Doesn't Work
Cold and flu season is upon us and Americans will be flocking to pharmacy shelves to pick up some medicine to alleviate their symptoms. But the ingredients list on many of these products might start to look very different based on new guidance from the Food and Drug Administration.
FDA Wants to Ban Popular But Ineffective Cold Remedy Ingredient
The agency made the proposal after finding that the ingredient, known as oral phenylephrine, doesn’t relieve stuffy noses.
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FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed ending the use of a common ingredient found in many popular ...
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Is Doxylamine Succinate The Solution to Your Insomnia? Here's What to Know
Doxylamine succinate is an antihistamine medication often used to treat allergies and the common cold. That is because it ...
‘The biggest scam’: Pharmacist exposes ingredients in ZzzQuil, recommends Dollar Tree version instead
Despite needing FDA clearance to be on the shelves of your local pharmacy, some popular medicines probably don't work.
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Common Medications You Had No Idea Are Banned In Other Countries
When you have allergies or come in contact with ... In Singapore and Japan, common decongestant medications like Tylenol ...
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For example, reducing exposure to household dust, dander, and mold are effective ways to reduce allergy symptoms. Where avoidance is not enough, we develop a medication plan to treat symptoms.
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Ask the Pharmacist: OTC vs. Prescription Medicine
There are a lot of allergy medications out there on the market, but there are some differences between the over-the-counter medications versus prescription medications. The biggest difference ...