(CNN) CVS is removing some over-the-counter allergy and cold medications from its shelves, a month after an independent advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said phenylephrine, a popular ingredient in these medications, is ineffective when taken orally. We are removing certain oral cough and cold products that contain phenylephrine as the sole …
Rite Aid will continue to keep products containing phenylephrine on its shelves, at least for now, a spokesperson told ABC. “Rite Aid follows guidelines from regulatory agencies, including the FDA, and is committed to providing convenient access to safe, approved products to meet the health needs of our customers,” Rite Aid said in a statement. …
CVS is voluntarily removing some of the most common cough and cold medications from its store shelves and will no longer sell them, a company spokesperson told CNBC Thursday. The company’s decision comes a month after a panel of FDA advisers unanimously determined that the main ingredient used in many over-the-counter cold and allergy medications …
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