The decongestant in your medicine cabinet might not work after all

Here’s what the science says about what helps with a stuffy nose, what doesn’t and how else to breathe easier.
Washington Examiner

Sudafed and DayQuil among decongestants that don’t actually work, according to FDA advisers

The popular decongestants Sudafed and DayQuil, among others, don’t actually work, according to advisers to the Food and Drug Administration. An advisory panel voted unanimously on Tuesday against the ...
al.com

Sudafed, Robitussin don’t work, FDA advisory panel suggests

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel said Tuesday that many over-the-counter decongestants don’t work. The leading decongestant used by millions of Americans looking for relief from a stuffy ...
wtvr

Decongestant pills like Dayquil and Sudafed don't work, FDA panel says

Those over-the-counter decongestants you probably have in your medicine cabinet aren't going to help your cold or allergies, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel ruled Tuesday. The panel ...
Yahoo

Decongestant found in Sudafed PE, Vicks Dayquil and others doesn’t work, FDA panel says. Here’s why and what you should use instead of phenylephrine.

The popular drug phenylephrine is not effective at relieving congestion and works no better than a placebo pill, according to FDA experts. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) CVS ...
Newsday

If popular decongestant in NyQuil, Sudafed and other cold medicines doesn't work, what does?

Cold and flu medicine sits on a store shelf Tuesday in Florida. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel announced an ingredient in many over-the-counter cold and allergy medications called ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

FDA says key ingredient in Sudafed, Vicks and Benadryl products doesn’t work

Phenylephrine is a key ingredient found in many over-the-counter cold and allergy medications across the country, including Sudafed PE, Vicks Nyquil Sinex Nighttime Sinus Relief and Benadryl Allergy ...
National Geographic news

Why isn’t this proven cold medicine on store shelves?

Oral decongestants like Sudafed PE and Dayquil are under scrutiny—and soon there might only be one such drug left available to consumers: pseudoephedrine. On September 12, a group of U.S. Food and ...
Wane

FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work. So what does?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Changes are coming to the cold and cough aisle of your local pharmacy: U.S. officials are moving to phase out the leading decongestant found in hundreds of over-the-counter medicines ...
PBS

FDA panel says some common nasal decongestants do not work

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that popular over-the-counter nasal decongestants do no work. The advisory panel said phenylephrine, the main ingredient in products like ...
STAT

Over-the-counter Sudafed PE doesn’t work. Neither does our system for evaluating older drugs

You would have been forgiven for being surprised on Sept. 12 when a panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration concluded that the active ingredient in Sudafed PE and other over-the-counter ...