Ha. I think everyone who tried it said this. I think every conversation I've had with a sick person has included the phrase "this over the counter stuff doesn't

Ha. I think everyone who tried it said this. I think every conversation I've had with a sick person has included the phrase "this over the counter stuff doesn't do anything". The most cursory search of the internet finds an article from 2006 with the literal phrase "There's just one problem. Phenylephrine doesn't work, and most in the pharmaceutical industry know it." https://reason.com/2006/12/21/step-away-from-the-cold-medici/ https://reason.com/2006/12/21/step-away-from-the-cold-medici... And 2005 is the year Phenylephrine replaced Pseudoephedrine, so it's not like it took anyone any time at all to figure this out.