• girl@lemmy.best
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    1 year ago

    Very interesting. I wonder what their metric was for determining it doesn’t work. Anecdotally, I use phenylephrine HCl alone and find it keeps me clear most of the time, but not always. I also have to be well hydrated or it actually makes me even more stuffed. Maybe the inconsistency is why they reached this verdict? Maybe I’ve just been experiencing a placebo effect?

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      1 year ago

      The metric was that it is no more effective than placebo. It is a very old drug and was grandfathered in from a time before modern standards.

      The FDA was told this by researchers in 2007, but they wanted mOrE dAtA.

      Edit to add: It does have more effectiveness when used nasally as opposed to orally.