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Sudafed, Tylenol, DayQuil, NyQuil and Store Brand Cold and Flu Medicines
Allegations: Falsely marketing that phenylephrine products treat congestion and other cold and flu symptoms
Clay et al. v. The Procter & Gamble Co.
21-cv-11133, S.D.N.Y.
(Dec. 2021)
DayQuil medicines containing dextromethorphan hydrobromide (DXM)\
Misleadingly marketing medicines as “non-drowsy” when an ingredient in them causes drowsiness
Pending
Allegations: Falsely marketing that phenylephrine products treat congestion and other cold and flu symptoms
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as if they alleviate cold and flu symptoms when fine print on the side of the product packaging discloses that the products are “not intended to…
Allegations: Falsely marketing medicine as “non-drowsy” when an ingredient causes drowsiness
Get a load of this.
Products marketed to clear up stuffy noses and relieve sinus congestion don’t work, researchers say.
When companies green it, they better mean it.
Several products marketed as ‘non-drowsy’ contain an ingredient that causes drowsiness, lawsuits claim.
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