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Why the FDA wants to pull this common cold medicine ingredient from shelves

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65% Informative

The Food and Drug Administration says phenylephrine, a long-used ingredient in many over-the-counter medicines, is ineffective and should be removed.

Stephanie Sy speaks with Randy Hatton , a professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy , to learn more.

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63

Informative language

60

Neutral language

59

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formal

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English

Language complexity

50

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

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short-lived

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