FDA Panel Says Ingredient in Cold Medicine Is Ineffective
Advisors for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are sniffing their noses at a popular decongestant they claim doesn’t actually relieve the symptoms of a common cold. On Tuesday, advisors to the FDA unanimously voted that phenylephrine, or “PE,” found in oral versions of Sudafed, Allegra, and Dayquil, is ineffective and should be pulled…