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These Over-The-Counter Decongestants Don't Work, FDA Says These Over-The-Counter Decongestants Don't Work, FDA Says
These Over-The-Counter Decongestants Don't Work, FDA Says A common ingredient found in most oral over-the-counter cold medicines should be removed from the market because it doesn’t work, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says. This follows an extensive review that found the drug ineffective for treating nasal congestion. Oral phenylephrine, widely marketed in cold and allergy medications, has been in use for decades as a go-to nasal decongestant.  However, an FDA review, backed by last year’s unanimous recommendation from the Nonprescription Drug Advisory Committee, found that phenylephrine in oral form does not deliver effective conge…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Accused Drug Thief Wanted In NJ Supermarket Spree Captured By Lyndhurst PD Accused Drug Thief Wanted In NJ Supermarket Spree Captured By Lyndhurst PD
Accused Drug Thief Wanted In NJ Supermarket Spree Captured By Lyndhurst PD Lyndhurst police captured a New York City man wanted for a series of over-the-counter medication thefts from New Jersey supermarkets. Lashawn Simmons, 47, dropped a bag containing $2,100 worth of allergy drugs when security guards confronted him heading out of the Stop and Shop on Sunday, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Simmons, of Brooklyn, got into a BMW and tried to drive away when he was nabbed by responding Officers Michael Clifford and Nicolette Villani, backed up by Sgt. Charles Giangiaruso and Officer Michael Scalese, he said. Authorities don’t know why Simmons has focused on al…

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by Jerry DeMarco