#decongestant — Public Fediverse posts
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FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-cold-medicine-phenylephrine-ineffective/
#fda #cold #medicine #pharmacy #flu #decongestant #phenylephrine #otc #otcdrugs #otcmedicine #coldandflu #science
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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
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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
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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!
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"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.
