November 1, 2023

The Two Scientists Taking Down Cold Medicines That Don't Work

by The Journal

Randy Hatton and Leslie Hendeles spent nearly two decades trying to convince the Food and Drug Administration that phenylephrine, a drug commonly used in cold medicines, was ineffective. In September, an advisory panel finally agreed. Now, some of the medicines are being pulled from store shelves.

Further Reading:

- If Some Cold Medicines Don’t Work, What Should You Take for a Stuffy Nose? 

- CVS Pulls Certain Cold Medicines From Shelves and Will Stop Selling Them 

- These Are the Two Scientists Taking Down Cold Medicines That Don’t Work 



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