Posted on 09/12/2023 10:15:56 AM PDT by Dahoser
A Food and Drug Administration panel today unanimously ruled that a medicine used by millions for a stuffy nose does not work.
Phenylephrine is the most common active compound in over-the-counter drugs like Benadryl Allergy Plus Congestion, Sudafed PE, and Tylenol Cold and Flu Severe Day & Night.
But an FDA panel said after a two-day review that the oral decongestant ‘is not effective’ at standard or even high doses.
Their ruling is not binding but it strongly suggests that the agency could soon heed their advice and pull its approval, which would force companies to pull or reformulate their products.
The ingredient is protected under the FDA’s Generally Recognized as Safe and Effective (GRASE) designation, but a reversal of its approval could mean manufacturers including Bayer and Johnson and Johnson might need to reformulate.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Yeah, we gave up our rights because of the Drug War.
Now the “man” does no-knock warrants for everything.
But they approved all the oxycontin stuff.
Yeah, they really know what they are doing....just follow the money trail.
Or maybe you had a cold or flu that was just clearing up?
I'm sure it's not the only thing that puts me on the Secret Police's watchlist.
And yet Sudafed always has handled my allergies lus no drowsiness
I do not believe anything the FBI says.
Refused The Big Guy’s 10% request?
Utter crap. I take phenylephrine regularly at bedtime to allow myself to breathe and sleep. It works well, though not as well as pseudoephedrine. It’s easier on the BP than pseudoephedrine, though. I’ll use pseudoephedrine when I’m really stuffed up, and use generic Afrin spray as a seldom used last resort.
Keep trying options. I also found that alcohol and chocolate will disturb my sleep. Lots of restless hours before finally settling down to sleep.
Benadryl is actually good for poison ivy rash. It suppresses the itch. I know from experience.
Fuck these people.
Mods, you can pull this if you wish, but fuck these people anyway.
Benadryl is good for poison ivy. It was also good for my Mom to suppress her radical skin itching problems.
So, if you are against it, DON’T BUY IT, ALL RIGHT???
Yep.
Benadryl in the US is diphenhydramine. Irrelevant to this discussion. The headline is false.
The word "ingedriant" is singular; it should be "doesn't work."
I realize this is an old thread...
It sounds like groundwork for a banning of those products so the new, “approved,” and Rx compound is released.
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