FDA to pull common but ineffective cold medicine from market

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3. Isn't phenylephrine what they replaced pseudoephedrine with?

When they moved pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) behind the counter, this is what replaced it on the shelf.

Which was understandable as Sudafed is an ingredient used to illicitly manufacture meth/methamphetamines. It requires a lot of Sudafed pills, which is why they keep track of and limit how much a person buys.

Sudafed is great for congestion and sinus issues. Aleve with Sudafed saved my life when I was unable to leave work while experiencing a painful head cold.

I think I read phenylephrine works better as a *topical* decongestant (swabbed directly inside the nasal cavity like Zicam) but doesn't do a whole lot if taken in pill form and swallowed.