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

Sudafed, Mucinex, Benadryl, Advil, Tylenol, Vicks, and Dimetapp. These popular brand names appear on oral decongestants that ...

Oral phenylephrine was shown to be ineffective for treating nasal congestion over a year go. This week, the FDA took the ...

Feeling stuffy and ready to reach for NyQuil, Benadryl, or Sudafed PE? Not so fast. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed ending the use of oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient found ...

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

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

The FDA had proposed removing phenylephrine, a widely used ingredient to treat nasal congestion, from over-the-counter cold ...

For some products, it is the only ingredient, the FDA said in a news release issued Thursday. Others contain oral phenylephrine and acetaminophen, dextromethorphan or another active ingredient.

The FDA says oral phenylephrine, used in many over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, "is not effective as a nasal ...

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