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James Huff<p>"With winter setting in around much of the country, many people are also gearing up for cough and cold season. But the Food and Drug Administration now says that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a>, a long-used ingredient in many over-the-counter medicines, is ineffective and should be removed."</p><p>Update your medicine cabinets!</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLsmY_yn6fM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=BLsmY_yn6f</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p>
Catherine Collingwood Estes<p>&quot;Pharmacy professors point to new data showing <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a> did no better than a placebo when swallowed.&quot; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OTC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>drugs</span></a> <a href="https://buff.ly/4fEfgNb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/4fEfgNb</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
smeg<p>FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market</p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-cold-medicine-phenylephrine-ineffective/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/fda-cold-medi</span><span class="invisible">cine-phenylephrine-ineffective/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/fda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fda</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/cold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cold</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/pharmacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pharmacy</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/decongestant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decongestant</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/otc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>otc</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/otcdrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>otcdrugs</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/otcmedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>otcmedicine</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/coldandflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coldandflu</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
Old and Tired<p>This whole thing is bizarre. It was evident from the start (at least to me) that this new ingredient, phenylephrine, wasn't effective in pill form. That the FDA approved it was a joke and a disservice to people who need OTC medication for congestion.</p><p>It would be interesting to see if making allergy suffers lives more difficult had any meaningful effect on the production or usage of meth at all. <a href="https://okla.social/tags/Pseudoephedrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pseudoephedrine</span></a> <a href="https://okla.social/tags/Phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Phenylephrine</span></a> <a href="https://okla.social/tags/Allergies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Allergies</span></a> <a href="https://okla.social/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://okla.social/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/@bermaninstitute/113447953448367366" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.world/@bermaninstitut</span><span class="invisible">e/113447953448367366</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>After decades, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> finally moves to pull ineffective <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/decongestant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decongestant</span></a> off shelves<br>Last year, FDA advisors unanimously voted that oral <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a> is ineffective.<br>Specifically, FDA issued a proposed order to remove oral phenylephrine from the list of drugs that drugmakers can include in over-the-counter products—also known as the OTC monograph. Once removed, drug makers will no longer be able to include phenylephrine in products for the temporary relief nasal congestion.<br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/11/fda-proposes-ditching-common-decongestant-for-being-completely-useless/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/health/2024/11</span><span class="invisible">/fda-proposes-ditching-common-decongestant-for-being-completely-useless/</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> Proposes Removing Ineffective Nasal <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Decongestant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Decongestant</span></a> From Stores<br>It was added to cold and flu remedies in 90s when another ingredient went behind counter over illicit meth lab concerns. Experts show <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a>, an ingredient of products like Tylenol, Mucinex and Benadryl, did not work as a decongestant. FDA emphasized the ingredient was not considered unsafe. This is one step closer to getting products containing it pulled from store shelves.<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/health/fda-decongestant-over-the-counter.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/11/07/health/</span><span class="invisible">fda-decongestant-over-the-counter.html</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.ph/8nuG0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/8nuG0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Joe Vilas<p>Sigh. Finally, but sigh. So are we going to get another useless drug as a replacement, or are they going to stick pseudoephedrine back directly on shelves for consumers, or what? <br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/11/fda-proposes-ditching-common-decongestant-for-being-completely-useless/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/health/2024/11</span><span class="invisible">/fda-proposes-ditching-common-decongestant-for-being-completely-useless/</span></a> <br><a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/decongestants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decongestants</span></a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/pseudoephedrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pseudoephedrine</span></a></p>
(((Jann Gobble)))🏳️‍🌈<p>Anyone who uses <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Theraflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theraflu</span></a>, save 50% and buy Amazon Basics! I cannot tell the difference in taste &amp; it works just as well! <a href="https://twit.social/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/CovidIsNotOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CovidIsNotOver</span></a> </p><p>ALSO, Phenylephrine HCI is STILL in this product! It does NOTHING when taken orally - by conclusion of an FDA committee!</p><p>"the current scientific data do not support that the recommended dosage of orally administered <a href="https://twit.social/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a> is effective as a nasal decongestant."</p><p>Take another decongestant along with the <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Theraflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theraflu</span></a>! </p><p><a href="https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-clarifies-results-recent-advisory-committee-meeting-oral-phenylephrine" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-</span><span class="invisible">availability/fda-clarifies-results-recent-advisory-committee-meeting-oral-phenylephrine</span></a></p>
Matt Hodgkinson<p>It took five decades from the 1970s for the FDA to finally admit last year that oral phenylephrine, used as a decongestant in Sudafed and Lemsip, doesn't actually do anything.</p><p><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-two-pharmacists-figured-out-that-decongestants-dont-work/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scientificamerican.com/article</span><span class="invisible">/how-two-pharmacists-figured-out-that-decongestants-dont-work/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ColdAndFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColdAndFlu</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Phenylephrine</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Decongestants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Decongestants</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Lemsip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lemsip</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Sudafed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sudafed</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ClinicalPharmacology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClinicalPharmacology</span></a></p>
–modo ⚛️ 🧬 🇪🇺 🇨🇦 🇺🇦<p>US pharmacies are taking Big Pharma's phenylephrine based cold meds off the shelves after it has been conclusively shown they are no more effective than a placebo.</p><p>Meanwhile they continue to stock homeopathic cold remedies even though they are literally placebos. Do they think homeopathy users are just too gullible to sue them for misrepresenting water as medicine?</p><p>For something that works go behind the counter for pseudoephedrine.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Cg2yjLhEUcU?si=YfgP_OI-Fhx61Ki0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/Cg2yjLhEUcU?si=YfgP_O</span><span class="invisible">I-Fhx61Ki0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/woo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>woo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeopathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeopathy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a></p>
IT News<p>CVS ditches common cold meds after FDA advisers say they’re useless - Enlarge / A box of Sudafed PE sinus pressure and pain medicine containi... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1978328" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=1978328</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/over" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>over</span></a>-the-counter <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/oscillococcinum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oscillococcinum</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/coldmedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coldmedicine</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/decongestant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decongestant</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/homeopathic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeopathic</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/homeopathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeopathy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/avianflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>avianflu</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sudafed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sudafed</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cfi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cfi</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cvs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cvs</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/fda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fda</span></a></p>
Tech news from Canada<p>Ars Technica: CVS ditches common cold meds after FDA advisers say they’re useless <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1978328" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=1978328</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/arstechnica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arstechnica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/over" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>over</span></a>-the-counter <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Oscillococcinum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oscillococcinum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/coldmedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coldmedicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/decongestant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decongestant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/homeopathic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeopathic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/homeopathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeopathy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/avianflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>avianflu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/sudafed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sudafed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/CFI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CFI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/cvs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cvs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/fda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fda</span></a></p>
Zachary<p>"<a href="https://social.coop/tags/Phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Phenylephrine</span></a> doesn’t work better than a <a href="https://social.coop/tags/placebo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>placebo</span></a>. So why is it still on shelves?"</p><p>I knew it! </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/ZlFF7A8nk0w?si=ybxqqSKAjevNcHW0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/ZlFF7A8nk0w?si=ybxqqS</span><span class="invisible">KAjevNcHW0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/Pharmacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pharmacy</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/OverTheCounter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OverTheCounter</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Sudafed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sudafed</span></a></p>
Paul Armstrong<p>Turns out phenylephrine doesn't work: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/12/decongestant-ingredient-does-not-work-fda-phenylephrine" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2023/s</span><span class="invisible">ep/12/decongestant-ingredient-does-not-work-fda-phenylephrine</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a></p>
hawaiianeye797 (Craig F)<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/opinion/cold-medicine-fda.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2023/09/29/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/cold-medicine-fda.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coldmedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coldmedicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fda</span></a></p>
Jennifer Hamilton, MD PhD<p>Interestingly, the 2013 paper on how to make pseudoephedrine from meth cites a 2006 article, “Oral Phenylephrine: An Ineffective Replacement for <br>Pseudoephedrine?” L. Hendeles and R.C. Hatton, Journal <br>of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 118, 2006, <br>pp. 279–80</p><p>It's may be news that oral <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a> doesn't work, but it's not new.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@rvaughnmd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rvaughnmd</span></a></span></p>
Jennifer Hamilton, MD PhD<p>With the recent discussion of <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a> (which doesn't work as an oral decongestant) and <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/pseudoephedrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pseudoephedrine</span></a> (which DOES work as an oral decongestant, but is kept behind the counter since it can be used to make meth), it's time to revisit a 2013 paper in the Annals of Improbable Research, describing how to make the difficult-to-obtain pseudoephedrine from methamphetamine, which can be obtained any time day or night at open-air retailers in most US cities:<br><a href="https://improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume19/v19i3/Pseudoephedrine.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">improbable.com/airchives/paper</span><span class="invisible">air/volume19/v19i3/Pseudoephedrine.pdf</span></a><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@rvaughnmd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rvaughnmd</span></a></span></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>The spectacular downfall of a common, useless cold <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a><br>This week's unanimous vote on <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a>'s ineffectiveness was decades in the making. Advisers for the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> this week voted unanimously, 16 to 0, that oral doses of phenylephrine—found in brand-name products like <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Sudafed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sudafed</span></a> PE, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Benadryl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benadryl</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Allergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Allergy</span></a> Plus Congestion, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Mucinex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mucinex</span></a> Sinus-Max, and Nyquil Severe Cold &amp; Flu—are not effective at treating a stuffy nose. <br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/09/the-spectacular-downfall-of-a-common-useless-cold-medicine/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/health/2023/09</span><span class="invisible">/the-spectacular-downfall-of-a-common-useless-cold-medicine/</span></a></p>
SmashedRatOnPress<p>Nothing to see here, just keeping track of the <a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/09/the-spectacular-downfall-of-a-common-useless-cold-medicine/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/health/2023/09</span><span class="invisible">/the-spectacular-downfall-of-a-common-useless-cold-medicine/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a></p>
Seddon :twt:<p>Common cold medicine is <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/snakeoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>snakeoil</span></a> </p><p>Advisers for the Food and Drug Administration this week voted unanimously, 16 to 0, that oral doses of phenylephrine—found in brand-name products like Sudafed PE, Benadryl Allergy Plus Congestion, Mucinex Sinus-Max, and Nyquil Severe Cold &amp; Flu—are not effective at treating a stuffy nose.</p><p><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/phenylephrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phenylephrine</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/not" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>not</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/09/the-spectacular-downfall-of-a-common-useless-cold-medicine/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/health/2023/09</span><span class="invisible">/the-spectacular-downfall-of-a-common-useless-cold-medicine/</span></a></p>