The move comes even as the FDA is still weighing wether to order the removal of medications containing phenylephrine.
some common decongestants that contain phenylephrine as the only active ingredient, one month after federal drug advisers concluded its oral formulations wereThe decision by one of the nation's largest pharmacy chains is the first major sign of fallout from the recent FDA review of the ingredient.
The move comes even as the FDA is still weighing wether to order the removal of medications containing phenylephrine, which include products like Sudafed PE and some versions of NyQuil."We are aware of the FDA Advisory Committee's position on oral phenylephrine and will follow direction from the FDA to ensure products we sell comply with all laws and regulations," the company said.
Nearly 250 products contain phenylephrine, generating about $1.8 billion in sales last year, according to a FDA presentation last month.An advisory panel to the FDA last month backed up findings from the agency's scientists that oral versions of phenylephrine weren't effective, even at high doses.of recent rigorous clinical trial data on the ingredient, which has been around since the late 1930s, didn't turn up any safety issues.
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