A number of common over-the-counter nasal decongestants have relied on phenylephrine alone or in combination with other ...

The agency made the proposal after finding that the ingredient, known as oral phenylephrine, doesn’t relieve stuffy noses.

MedPage Today spoke with a pharmacist and a physician to find out which over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are actually effective - ...

Over-the-counter (OTC) cough medicines are commonly ... for each of 6 categories: cough suppressants (antitussives), expectorants, mucolytics, antihistamines, antihistamine-decongestant ...

It was added to cold and flu remedies in the 1990s when another ingredient went behind the counter over illicit meth lab concerns.

A pharmacist has shared whether you should be taking ibuprofen or paracetamol when suffering with a cold or the flu ...

While COVID and flu levels are still relatively low, RSV cases are rising, and more people are dealing with the common cold.

Consume foods with vitamin C: such as citrus fruits, peppers, strawberries, broccoli, or potatoes. Over the counter medications: Tylenol can help with minor discomfort, body aches, and headache. Cough ...

However, since COVID hit, hearing a cough seems to make people especially uncomfortable. That's totally fair: COVID is a serious disease, and coughs aren't usually a good sign in light of the ...

That’s more than a 340% increase over the 3,962 cases reported last October. Pre-pandemic, cases would typically exceed 10,000 per year, spiking to 18,600 in 2019. Post-pandemic, whooping cough ...

Walking pneumonia is what it sounds like, a form of pneumonia so seemingly mild that people with the bacterial illness are often up and about—and inadvertently spreading germs. As the disease ...