Your Cold Medicine May Soon Be Pulled From Shelves

An FDA committee ruled phenylephrine, an ingredient used in cold medicines as a decongestant, doesn't work. It's popular on drugstore shelves.

Nasal decongestant phenylephrine, found in many over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines, doesn't work, FDA experts say - CBS News

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Decongestant phenylephrine doesn't work, FDA advisors say

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