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FDA considers removing ineffective cold medicine ingredient
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering removing oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient in ...
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Get rid of a cold with item that's cheaper and 'more effective' than cough syrup
There are many remedies for coughs, some old wives tales, some tried and tested. Stocking up on cough syrup can become ...
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As respiratory illness season looms, Vicks takes Rx, OTC pharma brand title
With the respiratory illness season starting up in earnest, Vicks has reclaimed the top Rx and over-the-counter (OTC) pharma ...
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FDA to Finally Ban Controversial Ingredient in Popular Decongestants
Sudafed, Mucinex, Benadryl, Advil, Tylenol, Vicks, and Dimetapp. These popular brand names appear on oral decongestants that ...
FDA wants to pull decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
The FDA is proposing the removal of phenylephrine, a popular nasal decongestant, in oral form from over-the-counter use. Here ...
Ineffective cough syrup ingredient should be axed officially, FDA says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed removing oral phenylephrine, widely used in cold and cough syrups, as an active ingredient in over-the-counter drugs for nasal congestion, stating it ...