FDA proposes ban on a 'useless' decongestant, phenylephrine

Published Date: 13 Nov 2024

More than a year after its advisory panel unanimously declared the drug phenylephrine to be useless against nasal congestion, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing that it be removed from common over-the-counter ...

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