The London-based medical professional spoke on BBC Morning Live about a particular component known as 'phenylephrine', which is widely used as a nasal decongestant. However, the US Food and Drug ...

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Many popular cold and flu remedies may be pulled from US shelves after, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deemed oral phenylephrine ineffective as a nasal decongestant. Phenylephrine is the ...

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Nasal sprays containing phenylephrine are still considered effective decongestants, Woodcock said, because it goes right to the source of congestion and is better-absorbed by the body.

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Phenylephrine, found in products like Sudafed PE, Vicks DayQuil and Mucinex Sinus-Max, has been widely used as a nasal decongestant for decades. The FDA’s proposal isn’t an immediate order ...

he said. But he added that nasal decongestant sprays are effective. Last year in the US, an outside panel of experts unanimously voted against the effectiveness of orally administered ...

open image in gallery Sudafed and other common nasal decongestants containing pseudoephedrine are on display at a pharmacy in Edmond, Oklahoma, in January 2005. Phenylephrine became the main drug ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to remove a common ingredient in nasal decongestants used by millions of Americans, citing data that shows it’s not effective.