Experts Say a Common Cold Medicine Is Ineffective — VOA Learning English
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American government experts who studied a popular medicine used for colds say the drug is likely not effective and should not be taken by mouth.
Sixteen experts for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration examined the drug phenylephrine. The drug is in many medicines that treat nasal congestion, a condition also known as a stuffy nose. The medicines include Sudafed, Allegra and Dayquil among others.
The experts read a scientific review released by the FDA before they met. The scientific study said there were many mistakes in earlier tests of phenylephrine’s effectiveness. It said the FDA no longer accepted the earlier testing results.
One of the experts was Dr. Mark Dykewicz. He is an allergy…
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