A woman walks past a CVS pharmacy in Washington, DC on November 2, 2022. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images CVS on Wednesday reported third-quarter adjusted profit and revenue that beat Wall Street expectations, boosted in part by strong revenue from the company’s health services business. CVS reported revenue of $89.76 billion for the …
Enlarge / A box of Sudafed PE sinus pressure and pain medication containing phenylephrine is displayed for sale at a CVS Pharmacy store in Hawthorne, California, September 12, 2023. Pharmacy giant CVS revealed late last week that it is voluntarily removing some cold and flu medications from its shelves because they don’t work, while many …
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The era of over-the-counter cold medications is coming to an end. Major retail chain CVS announced this month that it would remove certain cold and cough products containing oral phenylephrine from its shelves. The Food and Drug Administration may soon push for the ingredient to be removed en masse from these over-the-counter products, following a …
(CNN) CVS is removing some over-the-counter allergy and cold medications from its shelves, a month after an independent advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said phenylephrine, a popular ingredient in these medications, is ineffective when taken orally. We are removing certain oral cough and cold products that contain phenylephrine as the sole …
Rite Aid will continue to keep products containing phenylephrine on its shelves, at least for now, a spokesperson told ABC. “Rite Aid follows guidelines from regulatory agencies, including the FDA, and is committed to providing convenient access to safe, approved products to meet the health needs of our customers,” Rite Aid said in a statement. …
CVS Health is considering removing a common type of decongestant from shelves after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee said it was ineffective earlier this year. The products contain the oral formulation of phenylephrine (PE), which is found in several over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Although PE has been used as a decongestant for nearly …