It is time that FDA rulings be given the status similar to a “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval”, with no more authority than that, and insurers and health care providers told it is best they do their own due diligence and/or seek outside expert opinion, and then do as they deem best for the patient.
I could’ve told them this. PE doesn’t work. Real Sudafed does, but thanks to meth heads, you have to sign your life away to get just a few pills.
FDA rules TODAY that ingredient in Benadryl and Sudafed from pharmacy shelves don't workI rule that DM editors don't know English.
I suffer from lots of allergies.
I have to testify, that those pills work the best, bringing instant relief. Benadryl makes you sleepy, it is used sometimes as a sleeping pill, which limits its usage and makes other pills more popular, but as an allergy relief, there is nothing better.
I guess I am an exception?!
Or those dickhead are totally stupid!
Everyone-this article references phenylephrine, not pseudoephedrine.
“Sudafed PE is used for short-term relief of nasal congestion from the common cold, sinusitis, upper respiratory allergies, and hay fever. The main active ingredient in Sudafed PE is phenylephrine. This drug relieves symptoms of congestion by narrowing the blood vessels in your nasal passages. This narrowing reduces the secretions within the nasal passages and helps you breathe more freely.
The main active ingredient of regular Sudafed, on the other hand, is called pseudoephedrine. This drug is tightly controlled, which is why Sudafed can only be purchased behind the counter at the drugstore.”
Same brand names for both, but different drugs.
Also, the BENADRYL in the article contains phenylephrine, not the Benadryl that is diphenhydramine.
Same brand names for both, but different drugs.
I forget all about the stuffy nose...when the Benadryl puts me to sleep.
yes it does work, cheap too.
Benadryl works great. I’ve used it for years to dry up a runny nose.
Same ones still pushing the kill shot.
Sudafed used to work but it is not the same stuff it was before they put it behind the counter and required ID. Now it qualifies as an expensive placebo.
Public enemy #1
Doesn’t work? How do they know that? The user makes that call.
bkmk
The FDA should be outsourced to Consumer Reports.
I want the label to be accurate, but it is no business of anyone but myself what I put in my body.
And Freon is the enemy of the planet
I remember this givernment scam.
Vilify something that works so another thing can be introduced...
bullshit headline: Benadryl itself is nothing more and nothing less than branded Diphenhydramine, an antihistamine.
apparently Benadryl Allergy Plus Congestion contains Diphenhydramine AND Phenylephrine ...
In other news, the FDA says that water no longer reason for “wetness”.
Benadryl works on food allergies, insect bite allergies, sinus. Let the people decide.
This is anti-science misinformation.
Wait. My bottle of Benadryl says the active ingredient is diphenhydramine, not phenylephrine.