LEMSIP and other popular cold and flu tablets should be pulled from Britain’s shelves because they don’t work, experts have ...

Phenylephrine is both the most common decongestant on pharmacy shelves ... and little to none of the active ingredient ever ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed to remove oral phenylephrine, widely used in cold and cough syrups.

Nasal sprays, especially decongestant nasal sprays (DNSs), offer quick relief by shrinking swollen blood vessels in the nasal ...

But using nasal decongestant sprays could make your symptoms worse if you take them for more than a few days, a pharmacist told Sun Health. Pharmacist Thorrun Govind spoke to Sun Health about ...

In April, she’d begun to use a topical nasal-spray decongestant. The over-the-counter ... Your doctor can help find the best way to ease your discomfort. “We sometimes prescribe a short ...

The FDA had proposed removing phenylephrine, a widely used ingredient to treat nasal congestion, from over-the-counter cold ...

Another nasal spray, oxymetazoline, is helpful, but should not be used more than twice in a 24 hour period, and also cannot be used for more than 3 days. Another formerly common decongestant ...

Does phenylephrine work? Doctors explain how to choose between cold medicines like Dayquil and Sudafed PE for congestion, ...

“Nasal sprays really are the best medical therapy we have for managing allergic rhinitis ... Two types of nasal sprays are available over the counter — steroid sprays and decongestant sprays. Here's ...

The FDA is proposing many popular over-the-counter cold and allergy medications be removed from store shelves. The agency says a common ingredient they share, phenylephrine, doesn’t actually relieve ...