Matt Hodgkinson<p>It took five decades from the 1970s for the FDA to finally admit last year that oral phenylephrine, used as a decongestant in Sudafed and Lemsip, doesn't actually do anything.</p><p><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-two-pharmacists-figured-out-that-decongestants-dont-work/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scientificamerican.com/article</span><span class="invisible">/how-two-pharmacists-figured-out-that-decongestants-dont-work/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ColdAndFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColdAndFlu</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Phenylephrine</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Decongestants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Decongestants</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Lemsip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lemsip</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Sudafed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sudafed</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ClinicalPharmacology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClinicalPharmacology</span></a></p>
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IT News<p>CVS ditches common cold meds after FDA advisers say they’re useless - Enlarge / A box of Sudafed PE sinus pressure and pain medicine containi... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1978328" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=1978328</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/over" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>over</span></a>-the-counter <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/oscillococcinum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oscillococcinum</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/coldmedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coldmedicine</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/decongestant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decongestant</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/homeopathic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeopathic</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/homeopathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeopathy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/avianflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>avianflu</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sudafed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sudafed</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cfi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cfi</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cvs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cvs</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/fda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fda</span></a></p>
Tech news from Canada<p>Ars Technica: CVS ditches common cold meds after FDA advisers say they’re useless <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1978328" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=1978328</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/arstechnica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arstechnica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/over" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>over</span></a>-the-counter <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Oscillococcinum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oscillococcinum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/coldmedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coldmedicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/decongestant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decongestant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/homeopathic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeopathic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/homeopathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeopathy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/avianflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>avianflu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/sudafed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sudafed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/CFI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CFI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/cvs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cvs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/fda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fda</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p>The spectacular downfall of a common, useless cold <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a><br>This week's unanimous vote on <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a>'s ineffectiveness was decades in the making. Advisers for the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> this week voted unanimously, 16 to 0, that oral doses of phenylephrine—found in brand-name products like <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Sudafed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sudafed</span></a> PE, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Benadryl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benadryl</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Allergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Allergy</span></a> Plus Congestion, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Mucinex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mucinex</span></a> Sinus-Max, and Nyquil Severe Cold & Flu—are not effective at treating a stuffy nose. <br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/09/the-spectacular-downfall-of-a-common-useless-cold-medicine/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/health/2023/09</span><span class="invisible">/the-spectacular-downfall-of-a-common-useless-cold-medicine/</span></a></p>
Kate :verigold:<p>The spectacular downfall of a common, useless cold medicine <a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/09/the-spectacular-downfall-of-a-common-useless-cold-medicine/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/health/2023/09</span><span class="invisible">/the-spectacular-downfall-of-a-common-useless-cold-medicine/</span></a> This week's unanimous vote on phenylephrine's ineffectiveness was decades in the making 💊 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sudafed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sudafed</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Medication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medication</span></a></p>
Tech news from Canada<p>Ars Technica: The spectacular downfall of a common, useless cold medicine <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1968612" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=1968612</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/arstechnica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arstechnica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/advisorycommittee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advisorycommittee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/over" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>over</span></a>-the-counter <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/allergymedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>allergymedicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/coldmedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coldmedicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/drugefficacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drugefficacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/efficacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>efficacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/mucinex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mucinex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/sudafed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sudafed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/nyquil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nyquil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/merck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>merck</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/CHPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CHPA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/fda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fda</span></a></p>
IT News<p>The spectacular downfall of a common, useless cold medicine - Enlarge / A box of Sudafed PE sinus pressure and pain medicine containi... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1968612" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=1968612</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/advisorycommittee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advisorycommittee</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/over" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>over</span></a>-the-counter <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/allergymedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>allergymedicine</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/coldmedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coldmedicine</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/drugefficacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drugefficacy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/efficacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>efficacy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mucinex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mucinex</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sudafed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sudafed</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/nyquil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nyquil</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/merck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>merck</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/chpa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chpa</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/fda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fda</span></a></p>
SubtleBlade ⚔️<p>Decongestant ingredient in popular products does not work, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> concludes</p><p>Advisory panel reviewed studies of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a>, an active ingredient in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Benadryl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benadryl</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Mucinex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mucinex</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Sudafed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sudafed</span></a> PE and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Tylenol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tylenol</span></a><br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/12/decongestant-ingredient-does-not-work-fda-phenylephrine" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2023/s</span><span class="invisible">ep/12/decongestant-ingredient-does-not-work-fda-phenylephrine</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a></p>
SSFC KDT (MOVED)<p>nobody:</p><p>me considering buying <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/decongestants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decongestants</span></a>: </p><p>I don't want to make <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/meth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meth</span></a>, I just want to breathe!</p><p>THE METH MAN DOESN'T MAKE YOU SIGN A BOOK!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/sudafed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sudafed</span></a></p>
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