Lemsip and other cold and flu decongestants are ‘not effective’ as experts call for them be pulled from shelves

Lemsip and other cold and flu decongestants are ‘not effective’ as experts call for them be pulled from shelves …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>

LEMSIP and other popular cold and flu tablets should be pulled from Britain’s shelves because they don’t work, experts have said.

The US Food and Drug Administration yesterday proposed removing oral phenylephrine – widely used in cold and cough syrups – as an active ingredient in over-the-counter drugs for nasal congestion.

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The effectiveness of oral remedies containing phenylephrine has been called into question

Phenylephrine is used in a variety of flu and cold medicines, including popular…

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