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Over the Counter Decongestant Deception Plus Recipes for Remedies That Work

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October 19th, 2023

By Ty and Charlene Bollinger

Guest Writers for Wake Up World

In a breakthrough revelation, an FDA advisory panel declared that phenylephrine, the prime component in renowned Over the Counter (OTC) cold and allergy remedies like Sudafed PE and Benadryl Allergy Plus Congestion, does not perform as promised in relieving nasal congestion when taken orally. This verdict could pull the curtain on the $1.8 billion profit garnered last year alone by the producers of these ineffective remedies, unveiling a cycle of blatant corporate greed, corrupted scientific research standards, and regulatory negligence.

20 Years of Blurred Lines and Broken Trust

The story of phenylephrine is one of distorted truths and exploited trust. It came into the limelight as a replacement for pseudoephedrine in the early 2000s. The pharmaceutical industry portrayed it as a beacon of relief for millions suffering from congestion, yet the reality, now unfolding, seems starkly different. Phenylephrine, found to be no more effective than a placebo, may never have reached the victims’ noses, leaving them to suffer in congestion while believing in false promises of relief.

Investigations into the studies that were initially conducted to approve its OTC use have revealed them to be methodologically unsound, with inconsistent results that failed to meet modern standards for study design. The FDA has stated that these flawed original studies do not match today’s rigorous standards, raising severe questions about how such an ineffective drug was ever allowed to flood the market in the first place.

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