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

More than a year after its advisory panel unanimously declared the drug phenylephrine to be useless against nasal congestion, ...

The decongestant was originally approved by the FDA back in 1976, but it came to prominence after 2006. That was the year ...

A number of common over-the-counter nasal decongestants have relied on phenylephrine alone or in combination with other ...

“PE is the only oral OTC decongestant available without purchase restrictions,” Melville said in a statement. “Consumers need ...

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan in New York dismissed key consumer claims in the multidistrict litigation against ...

Despite needing FDA clearance to be on the shelves of your local pharmacy, some popular medicines probably don't work.

When pseudoephedrine moved "behind-the-counter" nearly 20 years ago, products containing oral phenylephrine -- including brands such as Sudafed PE and Suphedrine PE -- have been the only nasal ...

Phenylephrine is a decongestant that works by restricting the blood vessels in your nose. It's found in common medications like Sudafed PE (not regular Sudafed), Theraflu, Tylenol Sinus ...

The FDA said the proposed order is not final yet, which means companies can still market over-the-counter drugs containing ...

Decongestants are relatively inexpensive and readily available. Still, they’re more difficult to obtain than over-the-counter antihistamines. Pseudoephedrine (e.g., Sudafed) is another class of ...

Does phenylephrine work? Doctors explain how to choose between cold medicines like Dayquil and Sudafed PE for congestion, ...