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

FDA said its proposal was not based on safety concerns, so companies can still market oral drugs containing the common ...

The US Food and Drug Administration announced a proposal to remove oral phenylephrine – a common ingredient in many popular ...

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

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

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined commonly used oral phenylephrine is "not effective" and has proposed its ...

A number of common over-the-counter nasal decongestants have relied on phenylephrine alone or in combination ... The agency's ...

The FDA proposed discontinuing the use of phenylephrine, an ingredient in common medications like Sudafed, because it 'is not ...

Since pneumonia can take a dangerous turn, it's important to know the earliest signs of it. Dr. Zweig says that, typically, ...