On Thursday, the FDA proposed removing oral phenylephrine from the list of approved active ingredients for over-the-counter ...

In April, she’d begun to use a topical nasal-spray decongestant. The over-the-counter (OTC) drug worked like a charm. By summer, she was still using the spray daily. Yet it was helping for ...

Nasal sprays, especially decongestant nasal sprays (DNSs), offer quick relief by shrinking swollen blood vessels in the nasal ...

AS COLD and flu season hits, a GP has issued a warning over a common remedy that could cause symptoms to “come back with a ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed to remove oral phenylephrine, widely used in cold and cough syrups.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking the first step to remove an ingredient in non-prescription cold medicines ...

Phenylephrine is included in many cold and flu products, but a scientific panel last year found that it doesn't really do its ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed to remove oral phenylephrine, widely used in cold and cough syrups, as an ...

An extensive review determined that the ingredient, oral phenylephrine, doesn’t actually relieve nasal congestion.

The FDA had proposed removing phenylephrine, a widely used ingredient to treat nasal congestion, from over-the-counter cold medications. Here's what you need to know.

Oral phenylephrine is used in over-the-counter products like Sudafed and Dayquil to help temporarily relieve the common ...