How to Use phenylephrine in a Sentence

phenylephrine

noun

• The science was clear: oral phenylephrine does not work.
  — Randy Hatton, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2023
• The ineffectiveness of phenylephrine only refers to the drug in oral form, not in nasal spray form.
  — Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 23 Sep. 2023
• Learn about some alternatives to phenylephrine, the ingredient the FDA said this week doesn’t work.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2023
• Questions about the effectiveness of phenylephrine have been brewing for some time.
  — Maggie Scales, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
• Each pod has acetaminophen to relieve pain and reduce fevers, dextromethorphan HBr to quiet coughs and phenylephrine HCl to clear nasal passages.
  — Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping, 16 Oct. 2019
• Last month, the panel refused to back the effectiveness of oral over-the-counter medicines made with phenylephrine, adding that no more trials were required to prove otherwise.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2023
• The brand names might be different, but the active ingredient aimed at congestion is the same: phenylephrine.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2023
• According to The Post, recent studies found that phenylephrine didn’t reduce nasal congestion much more than a placebo.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 13 Sep. 2023
• Per the research, only a small amount of phenylephrine actually reaches the nose to relieve congestion when the drug is taken orally.
  — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2023
• Depending on what the FDA decides next, products containing phenylephrine could be removed from shelves.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
• The most recent analysis is not the first time an FDA advisory panel has scrutinized oral phenylephrine.
  — Lucas Berenbrok, Fortune Well, 26 Oct. 2023
• In 2007, the pharmacist and some of her colleagues petitioned for drug companies to stop producing products with phenylephrine.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
• The nasal spray form of phenylephrine can still provide temporary relief from congestion, but overuse can cause rebound congestion.
  — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2023
• Products with formulations that contain phenylephrine, the drug FDA experts deemed ineffective, make up about four-fifths of that market.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2023
• Congestion Decongestants that don’t contain phenylephrine can be helpful to people who have a stuffy nose, Green explained.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2023
• The key differences between phenylephrine and pseudoephedrine lie in their efficacy, side effects, and potential for abuse.
  — Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 23 Sep. 2023
• The panel’s vote tees up a likely decision by the agency on whether to essentially ban the ingredient, phenylephrine, which would result in pulling products containing it from store shelves.
  — Christina Jewett, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
• Castelli says that oral pseudoephedrine can be found behind the pharmacy counter without a prescription and nasal sprays that contain phenylephrine are both effective agents for nasal congestion.
  — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2023
• The products contain oral phenylephrine, an almost-century-old ingredient in versions of decongestants and over-the-counter pills, syrups and liquids to clear up congested noses.
  — Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2023
• And medications that are considered effective for sinus and nasal congestion do still include nasal sprays with phenylephrine, including Afrin, or oral pseudoephedrine, such as Sudafed, or nasal steroids, such as Flonase.
  — Christina Jewett, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
• That made the medication harder to access, so some people turned to another oral decongestant, phenylephrine.
  — Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
• Since then three large clinical trials and additional studies have been conducted, all finding that when taken by mouth, phenylephrine does not reduce nasal congestion.
  — Maggie Scales, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
• Like many other over-the-counter ingredients, phenylephrine was essentially grandfathered into approval during a sweeping FDA review begun in 1972.
  — Matthew Perrone, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Sep. 2023
• Safety concerns No safety issues with oral phenylephrine alone were documented in the 2023 advisory panel conclusion.
  — Lucas Berenbrok, Fortune Well, 26 Oct. 2023
• Additional studies since then showed no difference in efficacy between phenylephrine and a placebo, likely because phenylephrine taken by mouth is inactivated in the gut.
  — Lucas Berenbrok, Fortune Well, 26 Oct. 2023
• Researchers have called into question the efficacy of phenylephrine since 2007, with studies demonstrating the compound's insufficient efficacy compared to a placebo.
  — Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2023
• Anything containing phenylephrine, which is the active ingredient in many popular over-the-counter nasal decongestants, may be particularly harmful to those with cardiovascular issues.
  — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 11 Jan. 2021
• Common medications such as oral decongestants (pseudoephedrine and phenylephrine), erectile dysfunction meds (a.k.a.
  — Cassie Shortsleeve, Men's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• Pharmacists have long known that phenylephrine was potentially ineffective and have been recommending alternatives like pseudoephedrine.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 14 Sep. 2023
• September's advisory panel noted that although oral doses of phenylephrine do not sufficiently constrict blood vessels enough to act as an effective decongestant, nasal sprays of the product sufficiently relieve congestion symptoms.
  — Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 4 Aug 2024