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Multiple Over-the-Counter Decongestants May Be Pulled from the Market, Warns the FDA
For those sniffling, sneezing, stuffy head symptoms lurking right around the corner, see whether your preferred medicine will ...
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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 ...
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HEALTHY COLORADO: FDA proposes to remove ingredient used in common decongestants due to ineffectiveness
A live TV news station covering breaking news and traffic for Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Southern Colorado with a strong ...
FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in most cold medicine
Currently, oral phenylephrine is widely used either as a standalone ingredient or in combination with others to ease cold and ...
‘The biggest scam’: Pharmacist exposes ingredients in ZzzQuil, recommends Dollar Tree version instead
Despite needing FDA clearance to be on the shelves of your local pharmacy, some popular medicines probably don't work.
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FDA proposes pulling oral phenylephrine, found in many decongestants, from shelves
Phenylephrine is found in over-the-counter decongestants such as Sudafed PE, Vicks DayQuil and Mucinex Sinus-Max, CNN ...
F.D.A. Proposes Removing Ineffective Nasal Decongestant From Stores
It was added to cold and flu remedies in the 1990s when another ingredient went behind the counter over illicit meth lab ...
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As respiratory illness season looms, Vicks takes Rx, OTC pharma brand title
The bottom half of the list featured Reckitt Benckiser’s Mucinex, AstraZeneca’s Breztri Aerosphere, Otsuka’s Rexulti, ...
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Which Decongestants Are Effective? Why the FDA Wants to Pull a Popular Medicine Ingredient
Phenylephrine is included in many cold and flu products, but a scientific panel last year found that it doesn't really do its ...
From Mr. Mucus to the Super Bowl, pharma tries offbeat marketing strategies
Reckitt Benckiser, a British-Dutch multinational consumer goods company, gave its Mucinex mascot, Mr. Mucus, a ...
FDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
An extensive review determined that the ingredient, oral phenylephrine, doesn’t actually relieve nasal congestion.
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Health Matters: People Are Using Mucinex, But Not For Coughs
So, how far would you go to get pregnant or become more fertile? For some women, using Mucinex, the cough medicine, to address and clear up mucus or flem, as Guaifenesin is an active ingredient ...