Decongestants

CVS plans to remove some products containing popular decongestants from its shelves. Here’s why and what you can use instead of phenylephrine.

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CVS plans to remove some products containing popular decongestants from its shelves. Here's why and what you can use instead of phenylephrine.

CVS Health announced on October 19 that certain oral cough and cold products in which phenylephrine is the only active ingredient will be removed from store shelves. The pharmacy chain’s decision was in response to a September 12 announcement by Food and Drug Administration advisers that phenylephrine (the main ingredient in popular over-the-counter decongestants) was … Read more

CVS plans to remove some products containing popular decongestants from its shelves. Here’s why and what you can use instead of phenylephrine.

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CVS plans to remove some products containing popular decongestants from its shelves. Here's why and what you can use instead of phenylephrine.

CVS Health announced on October 19 that certain oral cough and cold products in which phenylephrine is the only active ingredient will be removed from store shelves. The pharmacy chain’s decision was in response to a September 12 announcement by Food and Drug Administration advisers that phenylephrine (the main ingredient in popular over-the-counter decongestants) was … Read more

Removing Phenylephrine from Decongestants Could Reshape OTC Cold Treatments

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Removing Phenylephrine from Decongestants Could Reshape OTC Cold Treatments

In September 2023, the FDA’s Nonprescription Drug Advisory Committee concluded that current scientific data do not support the effectiveness of the oral decongestant phenylephrine.first This raises concerns about the effectiveness of some OTC cough and cold products that contain phenylephrine as the main active ingredient. While it is reassuring to note that neither the FDA … Read more