Center for Science in the Public Interest: FDA Proposes Ban on Ineffective Decongestant Phenylephrine
November 08, 2024
November 08, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest issued the following statement on Nov. 7, 2024, by President Peter G. Lurie:
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A big part of the FDA's mandate is to ensure that the over-the-counter drugs on the market are both safe and effective.
Yet the oral decongestant phenylephrine has remained in dozens of formulations of cold medicine despite there being no evidence that it actually works. In fact, the drug does not even r . . .
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A big part of the FDA's mandate is to ensure that the over-the-counter drugs on the market are both safe and effective.
Yet the oral decongestant phenylephrine has remained in dozens of formulations of cold medicine despite there being no evidence that it actually works. In fact, the drug does not even r . . .