The reason? An administration review found oral phenylephrine — a common ingredient in over-the-counter cold medications — doesn’t work. For some products, it is the only ingredient, the FDA said in a ...

The FDA is proposing the removal of phenylephrine, a popular nasal decongestant, in oral form from over-the-counter use. Here ...

Phenylephrine is included in many cold and flu products, but a scientific panel last year found that it doesn't really do its ...

The Food and Drug Administration has proposed ending the use of a common ingredient found in many popular over-the-counter ...

Thousands of cold and flu products could be on the chopping block after the FDA proposed to pull medications from store shelves that contain phenylephrine.

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On Thursday, the FDA proposed removing oral phenylephrine from the list of approved active ingredients for over-the-counter ...

When you’re feeling under the weather, you likely grab your go-to cough and cold medicine. But are all the ingredients ...

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 ...