Popular cold, flu medicine could be pulled from market for ineffectiveness
By Karah Rucker (Anchor), Shea Taylor (Producer), Ian Kennedy (Lead Video Editor)
Cold and flu season is here and many may be reaching for medicine for relief but a popular remedy may soon no longer be available. The Food and Drug Administration said it’s planning to pull a widely used ingredient from shelves.
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More than a year ago, the FDA’s advisers voted against continuing to use the ingredient over concerns about the data used to support its approval and new data that shows it might not be effective. After that vote, CVS said it would pull any products on its shelves that only contained the product.
A 2022 study from the University of Florida found phenylephrine basically only had a placebo effect when swallowed. The latest FDA data, published this week, shows less than 1% of phenylephrine is absorbed into the body when taken orally through a pill or cough syrup.
Researches found it’s more effective in certain forms, like a nasal spray, because more can get into the bloodstream.
The public gets to weigh-in on the decision until May 7, then the FDA will decide whether to revoke its status as “generally recognized as safe and effective.”
[Karah]
COLD AND FLU SEASON IS UPON US AND THAT MIGHT HAVE YOU TURNING TO OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINE TO GET SOME RELIEF – BUT YOUR GO-TO CHOICE MAY NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE SOON.
THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT’S PULLING A WIDELY USED INGREDIENT FROM SHELVES.
IT’S CALLED ORAL PHENYLEPHRINE AND IS USED IN COUGH AND COLD MEDICINES FROM HOUSEHOLD NAMES LIKE ADVIL, NYQUIL, SUDAFED, ROBITUSSIN, TYLENOL AND THERAFLU.
MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, THE F-D-A’S ADVISERS VOTED AGAINST CONTINUING TO USE THE INGREDIENT – OVER CONCERNS ABOUT THE DATA USED TO SUPPORT ITS APPROVAL AND NEW DATA THAT SHOWS IT MIGHT NOT BE EFFECTIVE.
AFTER THAT VOTE – C-V-S SAID IT WOULD PULL ANY PRODUCTS ON ITS SHELVES THAT ONLY CONTAINED THE PRODUCT.
A 20-22 STUDY OUT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUND PHENYLEPHRINE BASICALLY ONLY HAD A PLACEBO EFFECT WHEN SWALLOWED.
THE LATEST F-D-A DATA – PUBLISHED THIS WEEK – SHOWS LESS THAN ONE PERCENT OF PHENYLEPHRINE IS ABSORBED INTO THE BODY WHEN TAKEN ORALLY THROUGH A PILL OR COUGH SYRUP.
THEY FOUND IT’S MORE EFFECTIVE IN CERTAIN FORMS – LIKE A NASAL SPRAY – BECAUSE MORE CAN GET INTO THE BLOODSTREAM.
THE PUBLIC GETS TO WEIGH-IN ON THE DECISION UNTIL MAY 7-TH… THEN THE F-D-A WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO REVOKE ITS STATUS AS QUOTE ‘GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.”
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FDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
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Click to see story on CBS NewsFDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Click to see story on Koco News5FDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Click to see story on CBS58FDA Agrees Ingredient in Cold Medicines Doesn’t Work
Click to see story on NewserFDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Click to see story on KRDOFDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines
Click to see story on CNBCFDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Click to see story on KVIAFDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in NyQuil, Benadryl, Sudafed and Mucinex
Click to see story on The HillFDA says commonly used decongestant ‘not effective,’ proposes removal
Click to see story on UPIFDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Click to see story on KCRA 3FDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Click to see story on WCVBFDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Click to see story on WLWTFDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Click to see story on WMURFDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
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Click to see story on WGALFDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Click to see story on WXIIFDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Click to see story on KSBWAfter decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves
Click to see story on Ars TechnicaFDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market
Click to see story on WLTXFDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Click to see story on WJCLFDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Click to see story on WAAY-TVFDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Click to see story on KHBSThe FDA wants to ban a common ingredient in over-the-counter cold and allergy medications
Click to see story on QuartzFDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Click to see story on KESQFDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Click to see story on KMIZFDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Click to see story on KIONFDA Plans to Ban Popular Cold Med
Click to see story on MedPage TodayRight
Untracked Bias
These Over-The-Counter Decongestants Don’t Work, FDA Says
Click to see story on Daily VoiceFDA Proposes Ban on a ‘Useless’ Decongestant, Phenylephrine
Click to see story on HealthDayFDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Click to see story on MOR-TVFDA Proposes To Ban Popular Decongestant In Cold Medicines Citing ‘Not Effective’
Click to see story on Medical DailyF.D.A. Wants to Pull Ineffective Decongestant From Stores
Click to see story on BizTocFDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market
Click to see story on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600FDA suggests ending use decongestant found in quite a few chilly medicines
Click to see story on India Daily MailFDA looks to remove ineffective decongestant
Click to see story on The San Joaquin Valley SunFDA seeks to pull common but ineffective OTC cold medicine ingredient off the market
Click to see story on KTTSAfter decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves
Click to see story on MASSIVE.NEWSFDA seeks to pull common but ineffective OTC cold medicine ingredient off the market
Click to see story on KLBJ-AM – Austin, TXFDA seeks to pull common but ineffective OTC cold medicine ingredient off the market
Click to see story on WCLU RadioFDA seeks to pull common but ineffective OTC cold medicine ingredient off the market
Click to see story on KWXX – Hilo, HIFDA moves to pull popular decongestant from shelves amid effectiveness concerns
Click to see story on paxtonmedia.comAfter decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves
Click to see story on technewstube.comFDA wants to scrap Benadryl and Sudafed from pharmacies after finding drugs are useless against colds
Click to see story on elrisala.comFDA seeks to pull OTC nasal decongestant ingredient due to lack of efficacy
Click to see story on Endpoints NewsFDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines – Daily news Update
Click to see story on Daily News UpdateFDA proposes ban on a ‘useless’ decongestant, phenylephrine
Click to see story on DataemiaFDA proposes pulling common decongestant from shelves
Click to see story on beckershospitalreview.comFDA Proposes Removal of OTC Oral Phenylephrine From Cough/Cold Products
Click to see story on Pharmacy TimesFDA Suggests Removing Oral Phenylephrine as OTC Monograph Nasal Decongestant Ingredient
Click to see story on hcplive.comFDA seeks to pull common but ineffective OTC cold medicine ingredient off the market
Click to see story on The Mighty 1630 KCJJFDA proposes ending use of decongestant found in many cold, allergy medicines – DG Verifications & Stats
Click to see story on Busines and Oil NewsF.D.A. Proposes Removing Ineffective Nasal Decongestant From Stores
Click to see story on Bioethics.comFDA Suggests Removing Nonprescription Decongestant from Market
Click to see story on Managed Healthcare ExecutiveFDA seeks to pull common but ineffective OTC cold medicine ingredient off the market
Click to see story on kvi.comFDA seeks to pull common but ineffective OTC cold medicine ingredient off the market
Click to see story on wmix94.comFDA seeks to pull common but ineffective OTC cold medicine ingredient off the market
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