The cost of common cold remedies widely varies across the globe, with some sufferers needing to shell out $30 to feel better, while similar drugs cost less than $1 in other countries.
The US FDA announced an ingredient in common cold medications doesn t actually work, but it turns out Grandma may have been right all along: Chicken soup is the perfect remedy.
The pharmacy chain is removing the products voluntarily after a panel of advisers to the US health regulator last month refused to back the effectiveness of oral over-the-counter medicines.
The US FDA said Thursday it would seek public opinion before removing a decongestant widely used in cough syrups from the agency s list of ingredients for over-the-counter (OTC) use.