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A Decongestant in Cold Medicines Doesn’t Work at All, an F.D.A. Panel Says. The panel’s vote tees up a likely decision by the agency on whether to essentially ban the ingredient, phenylephrine. (www.nytimes.com)

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The agency now must decide whether products containing the ingredient, like some Sudafed and NyQuil products, should no longer be sold or perhaps give companies lead time to substitute other ingredients.

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sudaphedrine definitely works, although it's the only thing that has worked for me, and it's under lock and key behind the pharmacy. I've never had results from OTC medicine like this, so I'm not surprised to hear it doesn't work at all.