Just before cold and flu season is set to kick off, the Food and Drug Administration's advisory panel last month reported that an oral decongestant Americans have relied on for nearly 20 years is no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Food and Drug Administration-assembled board of advisers has determined that the most popular decongestant ingredient on the ...

As frustrating as colds and allergies may be to those who suffer from them, even more sobering is the notion that popular remedies we think are treating them may be ineffective at relieving our stuffy ...

Phenylephrine, a common ingredient found in many over-the-counter cold medications, has long been thought to be a reliable decongestant. However, recent studies are questioning its effectiveness, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The popular drug phenylephrine is not effective at relieving congestion and works no better than a placebo pill, according to FDA ...

Consumers might not recognize the drug phenylephrine, which has been making headlines in recent weeks. However, it's been used for temporary relief of nasal congestion since being approved by federal ...

Tens of millions of Americans suffer from nasal and sinus congestion every year. People had come to rely on an increasing number of over-the-counter nasal decongestants to relieve their symptoms. The ...

WASHINGTON -- The US Food and Drug Administration announced a proposal to remove oral phenylephrine - a common ingredient in many popular over-the-counter decongestants - from the market, citing ...

The market for over-the-counter cold medicines is worth $8 billion annually, with a hefty portion of that amount spent on drugs marketed as decongestants. But according to new research, the cash many ...

As the temperatures cool, the season of colds, flu, and now Covid-19 is heating up. If you’re like many people, you’ve probably stocked up on over-the-counter cold medicine to help thwart the cough ...

Phenylephrine 2.5% eyedrops are safe for routine clinical use, according to a systematic review and metaanalysis. Blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) change after administration of phenylephrine ...