Changes are coming to the cold and cough aisle of your local pharmacy: U.S. officials are moving to phase out the leading decongestant found in hundreds of over-the-counter medicines, concluding that ...

The FDA is moving to phase out the decongestant phenylephrine found in many over-the-counter cold medicines due to its ...

US officials are moving to phase out phenylephrine, a decongestant found in products like Sudafed, concluding that it doesn't actually relieve nasal congestion. NY Post composite Changes are ...

The drug is still considered effective in nasal sprays, though these are far less commonly used. Phenylephrine wasn’t always the go-to ingredient in cold and allergy medicines. Many products were ...

OTC Medicines for Nasal Congestion and Sinus ... passages and ease the stuffiness and sinus pressure. They come as nasal sprays, such as naphazoline (Privine), oxymetazoline (Afrin, Dristan ...

An FDA panel’s decision that phenylephrine is not an effective decongestant applies only to oral medications. The drug is ...

a consumer hygiene products company, released this statement regarding the FDA’s proposal to remove popular over-the-counter decongestants ... say to ‘use saline nasal spray to relieve ...

Beyond those products, most of the other options are over-the-counter nasal sprays or solutions. Saline drops and rinses are a quick way to clear mucus from the nose. For long-term relief from ...

There are so many options, from antihistamines to steroids to pills to nasal sprays — and, they all promise to unclog your nose, stop your sneezing and just make you feel better. So, what OTC ...