Children’s Dimetapp, DayQuil, Mucinex, Mucinex Children’s, and Sudafed
Allegations: Falsely marketing that phenylephrine products treat nasal congestion
Tylenol, Theraflu, NyQuil, and DayQuil
Case Name (Date)
Valdes et al. v. McNeil Consumer Healthcare et al.
23-cv-23939, S.D. Fla.
(Oct. 2023)
Product/Service
Tylenol, Theraflu, NyQuil, and DayQuil
Allegations
Falsely marketing that phenylephrine products treat nasal congestion when phenylephrine is not an effective decongestant when taken orally
Status
Pending
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NyQuil, Tylenol, Sudafed, Mucinex, and Several Store Brands
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat nasal congestion
Advil, Tylenol, DayQuil, NyQuil, TheraFlu, Sudafed, and Other Cold and Flu Medicines
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines are decongestants
Cold and Flu Medicines
Allegations: Falsely marketing the products treat nasal congestion
Several Brands of Cold and Flu Medicines
Allegations: Falsely marketing that phenylephrine products treat congestion and other cold and flu symptoms
Alka-Seltzer, Theraflu, Rite Aid, and Walgreens Cold and Flu Medicines
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat nasal congestion
DayQuil, NyQuil, and Theraflu
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat nasal congestion
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Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as if they treat symptoms of coughs and colds
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