The decongestant was originally approved by the FDA in 1976, but it came to prominence after the “Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005” came into effect, and pseudoephedrine—the main ...

Phenylephrine is both the most common decongestant on pharmacy shelves, and arguably the worst at its job. If you've ever bought something like Sudafed PE (instead of asking for the original ...

Instead, he directs them behind the counter for a more effective decongestant, pseudoephedrine, or to other medications if the source of congestion is allergies. Medications that contain ...

Sudafed, Mucinex, Benadryl, Advil, Tylenol, Vicks, and Dimetapp. These popular brand names appear on oral decongestants that are staples of the cold and flu aisle in American drug stores ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to officially remove a popular ingredient in many cold and allergy ...

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 agency proposed on Thursday discontinuing the use of phenylephrine - an ingredient in common medications like Vicks Sinex, certain types of Sudafed and Benadryl - in nonprescription products ...

A.K. Dear A.K.: Absolutely. This is a known complication from decongestants such as pseudoephedrine (Sudafed). Decongestants are in the class of medicines called “alpha agonists.” ...

With pseudoephedrine out of easy reach at drugstores, phenylephrine became the leading over-the-counter decongestant. And researchers had questions. In 2007, an FDA panel reevaluated the drug ...

Many popular over-the-counter cold and flu remedies risk being pulled from shelves in the US after its drug regulator ruled a key ingredient to be ineffective. On Thursday, the Food and Drug ...