In a long-sought move, the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday formally began the process of abandoning oral doses of a ...

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

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

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

Phenylephrine, found in products like Sudafed PE, Vicks DayQuil and Mucinex Sinus-Max, has been widely used as a nasal ...

But a final decision would force pharmacies to clear shelves of hundreds of products containing oral forms of the ingredient, ...

Ahead of official agency action, CVS last month pulled a "small number" of medications that contain phenylephrine as the only active ingredient (think Sudafed PE). The company said it "will ...

Acetaminophen 325mg, diphenhydramine HCl 12.5mg, phenylephrine HCl 5mg; per caplet. See Contraindications. Increased risk of liver damage with ≥3 alcoholic drinks/day. Hypertensive crisis with ...

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

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

The restrictions limit sales of products, such as Sudafed, that contain the decongestant pseudoephedrine. The drug can be used to manufacture methamphetamines, according to a press release from Gov.

Sudafed is not officially recommended in pregnancy, but check with your doctor if you feel you need to use it. A bunged up nose can be an aggravating side effect of pregnancy for some women, and ...