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Why It Took So Long for the FDA to Tackle a Cold Medicine

Pharmacists affiliated with the University of Florida have spent decades nudging the agency to pull a decongestant from over-the-counter medicines.

Here’s what you can use instead.

The agency now must decide whether products containing the ingredient, like some Sudafed and NyQuil products, should no longer be sold.

The updated vaccines could become available within a few days.

It is now easier than ever to get a medication that stops overdoses.