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

On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said oral phenylephrine is not an effective nasal decongestant. Phenylephrine is the main decongestant ingredient in soluble and tablet-form ...

ExploreFDA says key ingredient in Sudafed, Vicks and Benadryl products doesn’t work “It is the FDA’s role to ensure that drugs are safe and effective,” Patrizia Cavazzoni, M.D., director ...

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 ...

Phenylephrine, found in products like Sudafed PE, Vicks DayQuil and Mucinex Sinus-Max, has been widely used as a nasal decongestant for decades. The FDA’s proposal isn’t an immediate order; it ...

Phenylephrine, found in products like Sudafed PE, Vicks DayQuil and Mucinex Sinus-Max, has been widely used as a nasal decongestant for decades. The FDA’s proposal isn’t an immediate order ...

The ingredient is in some of the best-selling remedies such as Sudafed, Benadryl, Lemsip and Beechams. Hisham Al-Obaidi, a pharmacy lecturer at the University of Reading and an ambulance service ...

In 2007, an FDA advisory panel that reviewed available studies deemed that phenylephrine "may be effective" as a decongestant, although it recommended further research.Since then, several large ...

"Furthermore, there are no clinical data demonstrating that oral PE is effective as a nasal decongestant at any dosage," the FDA's scientists wrote. Alexander Tin is a digital reporter for CBS ...