Leslie Hendeles and Randy Hatton have spent years fighting to remove over-the-counter decongestants with phenylephrine from store shelves
Randy Hatton, left, and Leslie Hendeles met at the University of Florida four decades ago and have spent nearly 20 years following the science of phenylephrine.
When Leslie Hendeles walked into his neighborhood drugstore this week and learned that a common cold medicine was being pulled off the shelves, he was stunned. The news affirmed a decadeslong quest to steer consumers away from a drug that he long-believed Hendeles, a retired professor, with his friend, fellow pharmacist and University of Florida professor Randy Hatton, have spent nearly 20 years following the science of phenylephrine, an ingredient inThis copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com.
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