Ars Technica
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Advisers for the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously, 16 to 0 , that oral doses of phenylephrine are not effective at treating a stuffy nose.
The vote was years in the making, amid doubts, FDA advisers called for more studies in 2007 .
It's still unclear how the FDA will proceed following the advisory panel's vote, which it is not obligated to heed.
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