The cold medicine aisle is about to look a lot different.
drug aisle as the company, on the recommendation of doctors and researchers, begins pulling some cough and cold treatments from its store shelves.as the only active ingredient after scientists have said they proved that the oral version of the ingredient is ineffective for treating cold symptoms.found that phenylephrine — an ingredient found in medications like Sudafed PE, Sinex, Dayquil and others — found that oral formulations of the drug are ineffective at treating cold and flu symptoms.
CVS said that it will continue to sell"many other oral cough and cold products to meet consumer needs" at its more than 9,000 stores across the U.S.Phenylephrine's effectiveness has been the subject of much research over the past few years. In addition to the FDA's review, drug makers Merckhave conducted studies over the past few years showing that there is no difference between phenylephrine medications and placebos for relieving congestion.
The drug came into prominence after the 2005 version of the Patriot Act added the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act was signed by President George W. Bush in 2006.
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