Costco-brand cold and flu medication recalled by FDA: ‘Not effective’

A Costco-brand cold and flu medicine has been pulled from shelves by the thousands.A total of 8,640 boxes of Kirkland Severe Cold & Flu Plus Congestion Day and Night packs were recalled by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) last week.This is following the FDA’s proposal to ban the use of oral phenylephrine as an over-the-counter nasal decongestant in early November.FOOD AND DRINK PRODUCT RECALLS IN DECEMBER: IT'S ALL ABOUT ‘PROTECTING CONSUMERS’After "extensive review," the FDA concluded that the active ingredient in the product (oral phenylephrine) is "not effective" as a nasal decongestant.Dr. Marc Siegel, Fox News senior medical analyst, said he agrees with the recent pushback against the ingredient."This chemical is shown to be ineffective against cold and flu in its oral form, except at a dose that has some heart toxicity and can lead to palpitations, arrhythmia and high blood pressure."DR. NICOLE SAPHIER'S 5 FOODS TO BOOST THE… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.