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
• Oral phenylephrine, the active ingredient in decongestants sold in the U.S. since 2005, doesn't work.
  — Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
• 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 is not questioning the effectiveness of nasal spray phenylephrine, which is still thought to provide temporary relief from congestion.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 12 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
• Last fall, a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee said that phenylephrine, a decongestant found in a wide range of over-the-counter cold and flu medications, does not work.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 9 Jan. 2024
• 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 hundreds of products containing it from store shelves.
  — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 13 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
• Roughly two decades ago, oral phenylephrine began proliferating on pharmacy shelves despite mounting—and now damning—evidence that the drug simply does not work.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2023
• Like many other over-the-counter ingredients, phenylephrine was essentially grandfathered into use during a sweeping FDA review begun in the 1972.
  — Matthew Perrone, Fortune Well, 12 Sep. 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
• For now, companies may continue to market drug products containing oral phenylephrine as a nasal decongestant.
  — Reuters, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
• The combination of acetaminophen, dextromethorphan, and phenylephrine is better at alleviating the common cold symptoms.
  — Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 17 July 2024

Last Updated: 8 Jan 2025