The FDA proposed a ban on phenylephrine, a common decongestant found in cold and cough medications. Here’s why and a list of ...

There are no known cures for the common cold. Treatment generally involves managing symptoms. Here are science-backed, ...

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, and yet many ...

Thousands of cold and flu products could be on the chopping block after the FDA proposed to pull medications from store shelves that contain phenylephrine.

Phenylephrine is included in many cold and flu products, but a scientific panel last year found that it doesn't really do its ...

Phenylephrine is both the most common decongestant on pharmacy shelves, and arguably the worst at its job. Last year, the FDA ...

Your head hurts. Maybe you were staring at your computer or phone too long. Or you skipped breakfast, didn’t sleep well, or got stressed fighting traffic. But now that it’s here, what can you do to ...

Acetaminophen is present in many combination cough-and-cold medications or even in some more potent pain medications or opioid-combination medications. For example, Tylenol #3 is a prescription ...

In 2006, the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act was signed into law. This law bans sales of OTC cold medicines with pseudoephedrine, limits the amount of pseudoephedrine that a person can buy in ...

Jack Kann, RPh, MPA, MBA, director of pharmacy at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, New York, told MedPage Today that the best approach to cold and flu medicine is matching the ...