The main ingredient in popular oral decongestants doesn’t seem to work, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday in a unanimous vote that could result in the products being withdrawn from store shelves.
The substance in question, phenylephrine, is found in Sudafed PE, Dayquil and Benadryl Allergy Plus Congestion and became the ingredient of choice in over-the-counter medicines after pseudoephedrine was moved behind the counter because of fears it can be processed into methamphetamine or meth.
“I think the evidence [is] pretty compelling that this medication is not effective and really can’t be effective,” Susan Blalock, a retired professor at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and adviser on the Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee, said Tuesday. “At this point, I think enough studies have been done. I don’t believe that additional trials would produce a different outcome. I feel that this drug in this oral dose should have been removed from the market a long time ago,” said Jennifer Schwartzrott, a patient representative who sits on the advisory panel.
The FDA will decide whether to accept the panel’s recommendations. If regulators do, it could force consumers to pivot to pills sold behind counters or other forms of phenylephrine drugs, such as nasal sprays.
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