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NEW YORK — According to published reports, CVS Health said Thursday that it will remove from its shelves certain oral cough and cold products with phenylephrine as the only active ingredient.
A panel of advisers to the U.S. health regulator last month refused to back the effectiveness of oral over-the-counter (O-T-C) medicines made with phenylephrine, which is widely used in cold and cough syrups.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is yet to remove phenylephrine from its list of ingredients for O-T-C use and plans to seek public opinion before making a decision.
“Other oral cough and cold products will continue to be offered to meet consumer needs,” CVS said.
Walgreens said on Thursday it follows FDA regulations and was monitoring the situation.
Benadryl, Kenvue’s Tylenol and Advil are among the prominent cough and cold syrups containing phenylephrine that are sold in the U.S.
