( December 7, 2023, 3:26 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Dec. 6 agreed to centralize cases alleging that over-the-counter cough and cold medications containing the active ingredient phenylephrine (PE) are ineffective at relieving nasal congestion and assigned the multidistrict litigation to Judge Brian M. Cogan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York....