75 An advisory panel of the FDA stated today that virtually all over-the-counter decongestants simply don’t work. The FDA panel found that phenylephrine — the active ingredient in Sudafed, Benadryl, Robitussin and other popular decongestants — is nearly useless at reducing nasal congestion. (nypost.com) posted 1 year ago by GGRockz 1 year ago by GGRockz +76 / -1 Sudafed, Benadryl and most decongestants don’t work: FDA advisory panel “This drug should have been removed from the market a long time ago,” said a patient advocate from New York. 83 comments share 83 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Phenylephrine was patented almost 100 years ago. Took them awhile to figure out it "does not work" lol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenylephrine