Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Amlodipine is a commonly prescribed calcium channel blocker medication used to treat ...

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 ...

AS COLD and flu season hits, a GP has issued a warning over a common remedy that could cause symptoms to “come back with a ...

The FDA would provide manufacturers with appropriate time to either reformulate drugs containing oral phenylephrine or remove ...

The FDA is proposing ending use of a popular nasal decongestant, phenylephrine, in oral form. The FDA’s proposal is based on effectiveness concerns, not safety concerns. Phenylephrine is an ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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