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Phenylephrine Sales Sizeable and Steady Despite Efficacy Concerns
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 – Despite concerns about clinical efficacy, phenylephrine was the most common oral decongestant sold in the United States from 2012 to 2021, according to a research letter...
How Would an FDA Ban on Popular Cold Meds Affect Americans?
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – America’s most popular cold medications contain a nasal decongestant that doesn’t work, creating a knotty dilemma for regulators, a new study reports. Cold remedies containing ...
Feed a Cold and a Fever, Experts Say
FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2024 – The old saying “feed a cold, starve a fever” is baloney, doctors say. People fighting off a seasonal respiratory virus need adequate nutrition, regardless of their symptoms, a...
Robitussin Honey Cough Syrup Recalled Due to Fungal Threat
THURSDAY, Jan . 25, 2024 – The maker of Robitussin has recalled eight lots of Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult and Robitussin Honey CF Max Nighttime Adult cough syrups. The products, which are made ...
Cold Weather Running May Be Even Healthier
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 – Dreary, chilly winter days might cause some year-round runners to think twice about their jog, but recent research suggests the benefits of cold weather running outweigh...
CVS Pulling Popular Cold Meds From Shelves After Report Deems Them to Be Useless
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 – CVS Health plans to pull cold medications that contain phenylephrine from its store shelves after federal regulators determined recently that the decongestant does not work....
CVS Pulling Popular Cold Meds From Shelves After Report Deems Them to Be Useless
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 – CVS Health plans to pull cold medications that contain phenylephrine from its store shelves after federal regulators determined recently that the decongestant doesn’t work. O...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Family Dollar Voluntary Recall of Certain Over-the-Counter Drugs and Medical Devices
October 10, 2023 – Family Dollar is initiating a voluntary retail-level product recall of certain over-the-counter drugs and medical devices regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)....
Could Folks Suffer From 'Long Colds,' Similar to Long COVID?
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 – Long COVID, a constellation of symptoms that extend past the initial illness, is now a recognized condition. But researchers say COVID-19 may not be the only respiratory virus...
Today's COVID Is Increasingly Looking Like a Cold or Flu
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 – Symptoms of mild COVID-19 infection have shifted this season, and now are more akin to those of allergies and the common cold, doctors say. Many people with COVID-19 now...
As a Summer Surge of COVID Takes Hold, Don't Mistake It for a Cold
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 – For the fourth summer in a row, Americans are experiencing a COVID-19 surge, this one marked by a rise in hospital admissions, emergency room visits, test positivity rates and ...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Novis PR LLC Issues Voluntary Recall of G-Supress DX Pediatric Drops Due to Incorrect Packaging
May 19, 2023 – San Juan, PR, Novis PR LLC is voluntarily recalling Lot D20911 Exp 10/25 of G-Supress DX Pediatric Drops to the consumer level. Some cartons of the product have been found to contain i...
Cold vs. Allergies: Which Do You Have? Here's How to Tell the Difference
TUESDAY, May 9, 2023 – As the seasons change and the weather shifts, it’s not uncommon to experience symptoms like sneezing, coughing and congestion. But how do you know if you're dealing with a c...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Efficient Laboratories, Inc. Expands Voluntary Recall to Consumers to Include 12 Additional Lots of Rompe Pecho CF, Rompe Pecho EX, Rompe Pecho MAX, and Rompe Pecho DM
December 9, 2021 – Miami, Florida. Efficient Laboratories is expanding its voluntary nationwide recall to consumers to include an additional twelve lots of Rompe Pecho CF, Rompe Pecho EX, Rompe Pecho ...
FDA Medwatch Alert: GSK Consumer Healthcare Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Children's Robitussin® Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM and Children's Dimetapp® Cold and Cough Due to Dosing Cups Missing Some Graduation Markings
June 18, 2020 – GSK Consumer Healthcare is voluntarily recalling to the retail level two lots (listed below) of Children's Robitussin® Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM and one lot of Children's ...
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