Drs. have been trying to spread the word about an ineffective cold medicine ingredient for

decades.

The compelling thing is to do the right thing.

The evidence showed that oral phenolifer was ineffective, so why should it be on the market?

It's Tuesday, October 31st, 2023, but what's that behind you?

Ooh, it's Science Friday.

I'm Sci-Fi producer, D. Peter Schmidt.

A couple months ago, the FDA confirmed that oral phenoliferin, an ingredient used in popular

cold medicines like pseudofed, doesn't work.

This came after decades of research backing this up, so why did it take so long for an

official government acknowledgement?

Guest host, Floor Electron, talks to two pharmacists about their years-long effort to

bring their case to the FDA, how drug stores are responding, and what cold medicine alternatives

we should turn to instead.

Dr. Randy Hatton is the clinical professor at the University of Florida, and Dr. Leslie

Henness is a professor emeritus at the College of Pharmacy also at the University of Florida.

Welcome to Science Friday.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay, tell me about this debunked ingredient phenoliferin when did it first appear in cold

medicines, Randy?

Well, it's actually been first in cold medicines quite a very long time ago, all the way back

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