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Common cold & flu medicines ‘set to disappear from the shelves’ after major review

AN INGREDIENT found in popular over-the-counter cold medicines like Sudafed PE and Boots Cold & Flu capsules has been deemed ineffective by a panel of drug experts. The 16 member panel unanimously decided that phenylephrine is useless when taken in pill or liquid form, as it works no better than a placebo to clear bunged up noses. Getty Treatments containing…