The FDA says oral phenylephrine, used in many over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, "is not effective as a nasal decongestant."

Summary

The FDA has proposed removing oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient in over-the-counter cold medicines like NyQuil and Sudafed, due to evidence that it is ineffective as a nasal decongestant.

The proposal follows a unanimous vote by FDA advisers last year, and recent studies showing less than 1% of the drug is absorbed into the bloodstream when taken orally.

The public comment period ends on May 7, after which the FDA may finalize the ban.

  • M0oP0o
    21·
    12 days ago

    That is included in most over the counter decongestants as the active ingredient.

    Please tell me this is not the first you have heard of the switch to combat meth production to a worse then placibo replacement?

    • Mercuri@lemmy.world
      3·
      12 days ago

      Dude, what are you even talking about?

      I said it was good they banned the ineffective ingredient so now they should do something about banning homeopathy. You said, “Ummm they did? That is what this banned, an advertised effective treatment that does nothing” but they did NOT ban homeopathy, just that one specific ingredient which had nothing to do with homeopathy. Now you’re talking as if the first comment you said was something completely different.

      So please, tell me what argument you’re actually trying to make.

      • M0oP0o
        1·
        12 days ago

        It was a dig at things like nyquill being homeopathy, since they both are treatments that don’t work being sold as if they do.