OpinionDecember 21, 2023
How Two Pharmacists Figured Out That Decongestants Don’t Work
A loophole in FDA processes means older drugs such as those in oral decongestants weren’t properly tested. Here’s how we learned the most popular one doesn’t work
Stories by Randy Hatton
Randy C. Hatton is a clinical professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Florida. He can be reached on LinkedIn.