Other well-known products include Sudafed's sinus congestion and children's nasal decongestant; and Walgreen's non drowsy nasal decongestant. Similarly, these claim to provide relief from a stuffy ...

Around 92% of people living in the UK have used at least one over-the-counter drug in the past year. While these drugs make ...

Flying with a cold can leave you feeling plugged up and uncomfortable. Fortunately, some effective ways exist to relieve this ...

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 ...

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 ...

(Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/ AFP via Getty Images) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this month announced its proposal to remove a popular decongestant found in many over-the-counter ...

Harting recommends you get a saline nebulizer or a liquid decongestant that will have a soothing effect. Next, Harting says Sudafed PE is “completely and total garbanzo beans trash” and might ...

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 ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to remove from the market a common ingredient found in most oral over-the-counter cold medicines because it doesn’t work. The move brings FDA ...

"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 ...