Health experts have argued that UK customers are being hoodwinked by the drug firms behind the 'useless' medicines - which include Sudafed, Lemsip and Beechams.

At the first sign of a runny nose many people dash out to buy a cold and flu remedy - but soon that might become harder to do ...

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

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed an order to ban a popular ingredient in cold and flu medicines as it is seemingly not as effective as other methods. Oral phenylephrine is often ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken a pivotal step in consumer protection by proposing the removal of oral phenylephrine as an active ingredient in over-the-counter ...

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

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

But if you use a decongestant spray for more than a few days, they start to become the problem instead of the solution.” The ...

Hormone headaches tend to affect those who menstruate and are linked to hormonal fluctuations. NHS Inform recommends getting plenty of rest, taking painkillers like paracetamol or ibuprofen and ...

Phenylephrine is both the most common decongestant on pharmacy shelves, and arguably the worst at its job. Last year, the FDA ...

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

LEMSIP and other popular cold and flu tablets should be pulled from Britain’s shelves because they don’t work, experts have ...