Ars TechnicaThe spectacular downfall of a common, useless cold medicine
This week's unanimous vote on phenylephrine's ineffectiveness was decades in the making.
Katie F@arstechnica I've seen so many terrible headlines for this decision that don't differentiate between pseudoephedrine-Sudafed and Sudafed PE or Benadryl vs.Benadryl + Sinus Congestion.
Still, phenylephrine hasn't been effective for me, ever. And I just keep a 6 months supply of pseudoephedrine around for when I need to stop a cold before the (otherwise inevitable for me) ear infection sets in.