Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Amlodipine is a commonly prescribed calcium channel blocker medication used to treat ...

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

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 ...

ATLANTA — The Food and Drug Administration says it wants to remove some of the most popular over-the-counter decongestants ...

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

The US Food and Drug Administration announced a proposal to remove oral phenylephrine – a common ingredient in many popular ...

The FDA is proposing ending use of a popular nasal decongestant, phenylephrine, in oral form. The FDA’s proposal is based on effectiveness concerns, not safety concerns. Phenylephrine is an ...

The FDA would provide manufacturers with appropriate time to either reformulate drugs containing oral phenylephrine or remove ...

In a long-sought move, the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday formally began the process of abandoning oral doses of a common over-the-counter decongestant, which the agency concluded last ...

Last year, an outside panel of experts unanimously voted against the effectiveness of orally administered phenylephrine as a nasal decongestant, adding that no more trials were required to prove ...

Dr. Jeff Bohmer, Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, joins Bob ...