The FDA has moved to phase out phenylephrine in cold medicines, concluding.

#fda #decongestant #tgcnews #globalcommonsnews #globalcommons

https://globalcommons.onrender.com/health/fda_says_decongestant_in_many_cold_medicines_doesnt_work_so_what_does/

FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-cold-medicine-phenylephrine-ineffective/

After decades, #FDA finally moves to pull ineffective #decongestant off shelves
Last year, FDA advisors unanimously voted that oral #phenylephrine is ineffective.
Specifically, FDA issued a proposed order to remove oral phenylephrine from the list of drugs that drugmakers can include in over-the-counter products—also known as the OTC monograph. Once removed, drug makers will no longer be able to include phenylephrine in products for the temporary relief nasal congestion.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/11/fda-proposes-ditching-common-decongestant-for-being-completely-useless/

#FDA Proposes Removing Ineffective Nasal #Decongestant From Stores
It was added to cold and flu remedies in 90s when another ingredient went behind counter over illicit meth lab concerns. Experts show #phenylephrine, an ingredient of products like Tylenol, Mucinex and Benadryl, did not work as a decongestant. FDA emphasized the ingredient was not considered unsafe. This is one step closer to getting products containing it pulled from store shelves.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/health/fda-decongestant-over-the-counter.html
https://archive.ph/8nuG0

How Two Pharmacists Figured Out That Decongestants Don’t Work
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-two-pharmacists-figured-out-that-decongestants-dont-work/ #FDA #drugs #grandfather #pharmaceuticals #decongestant

CVS ditches common cold meds after FDA advisers say they’re useless - Enlarge / A box of Sudafed PE sinus pressure and pain medicine containi... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1978328 #over-the-counter #oscillococcinum #phenylephrine #coldmedicine #decongestant #homeopathic #homeopathy #avianflu #science #sudafed #health #cfi #cvs #fda

Ars Technica: CVS ditches common cold meds after FDA advisers say they’re useless https://arstechnica.com/?p=1978328 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #over-the-counter #Oscillococcinum #phenylephrine #coldmedicine #decongestant #homeopathic #homeopathy #avianflu #Science #sudafed #Health #CFI #cvs #fda

CVS shelves remove the decongestant
For FDA panel finds it naught but impotent
To the placebo it's lost
For sickness it costs
All the hopes it had it now have spent

#cvs #decongestant #fda #placebo #limerick #poetry

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/cvs-removing-decongestant-shelves-after-fda-panel-ineffective/story?id=104176415

Okay, Fediverse, what can I use for a nasal decongestant that won't knock me out? (Benadryl knocks me flat.)

*Something* out there has got my nose running like a faucet. Perpetual post-nasal drip; it's making my life hell. I already take 1 Zyrtec (cetirizine) every morning, and another before going to bed. Some medical person said to use that rather than Claritin; I forget why.

Any thoughts? Thanks!

CBC

A POPULAR DECONGESTANT HAS BEEN DEEMED INEFFECTIVE. HERE'S WHAT IT MEANS FOR CANADIANS

A panel of experts in the U.S. has determined that a decongestant found in several popular over-the-counter medications there and in Canada doesn’t do anything to provide relief from a stuffy nose. He

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/canada-phenylephrine-fda-1.6965577?cmp=rss

['#decongestant', '#medications', '#over-the-counter', '#FDA', '#decongestants']

CBC

A POPULAR DECONGESTANT HAS BEEN DEEMED INEFFECTIVE. HERE'S WHAT IT MEANS FOR CANADIANS

A panel of experts in the U.S. has determined that a decongestant found in several popular over-the-counter medications there and in Canada doesn’t do anything to provide relief from a stuffy nose. He

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/canada-phenylephrine-fda-1.6965577?cmp=rss

['#decongestant', '#medications', '#over-the-counter', '#FDA', '#decongestants']

Why Has a Useless Cold Medication Been Allowed on Shelves for Years?
Studies prove that popular decongestants just don’t work.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/09/cold-medicine-decongestant-phenylephrine-ineffective/675303/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atlantic-daily-newsletter&utm_content=20230913&utm_term=The%20Atlantic%20Daily #phenylephrine #ineffective #medicine #PE #decongestant

CBC

POPULAR DECONGESTANT IN MANY COLD MEDS IS INEFFECTIVE, SAYS U.S. DRUG ADVISORY PANEL

The leading decongestant used by millions of people looking for relief from a stuffy nose is no better than a dummy pill, according to U.S. government experts who reviewed the latest research on the l

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/phenylephrine-decongestant-ineffective-u-s-fda-1.6964632?cmp=rss

['#FDA', '#decongestant', '#medications', '#cold-meds', '#cough-cold']

CBC

POPULAR DECONGESTANT IN MANY COLD MEDS IS INEFFECTIVE, SAYS U.S. DRUG ADVISORY PANEL

The leading decongestant used by millions of people looking for relief from a stuffy nose is no better than a dummy pill, according to U.S. government experts who reviewed the latest research on the l

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/phenylephrine-decongestant-ineffective-u-s-fda-1.6964632?cmp=rss

['#FDA', '#decongestant', '#medications', '#cold-meds', '#cough-cold']

"A popular nasal decongestant doesn't actually relieve congestion, FDA advisers say"

Phenylephrine became the most popular OTC nasal #decongestant in the USA after 2006 law restricted availability of #pseudoephedrine. Advisers to the FDA concluded that #phenylephrine does not outperform a placebo.

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/12/1199159009/a-popular-nasal-decongestant-doesnt-actually-relieve-congestion-fda-advisers-say

CBC

POPULAR DECONGESTANT IN MANY COLD MEDS IS INEFFECTIVE, SAYS U.S. DRUG ADVISORY PANEL

The leading decongestant used by millions of people looking for relief from a stuffy nose is no better than a dummy pill, according to U.S. government experts who reviewed the latest research on the l

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/phenylephrine-decongestant-ineffective-u-s-fda-1.6964632?cmp=rss

['#FDA', '#decongestant', '#medications', '#cold-meds', '#cough-cold']

Nasal decongestant used by millions ‘doesn’t work,’ U.S. FDA advisors say
Advisors to the FDA voted unanimously on Tuesday against the effectiveness of the key drug found in popular versions of Sudafed, Allegra and other medications.
#globalnews #Health #Allegra #DAyquil #decongestant
https://globalnews.ca/news/9955895/fda-decongestant-ingredient/