The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed removing oral phenylephrine, widely used in cold and cough syrups, as an active ingredient in over-the-counter drugs for nasal congestion ...

Last year, a panel of experts to the FDA unanimously decided that one of the most common ingredients used to fight nasal ...

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

A panel last year said it found evidence the ingredient, used in many popular medicines, did not aid with nasal congestion.

Parents are being urged to check the expiry date of 8 own brand cough medicines from stores including Superdrug, Asda and Morrisons. It's been found that the syrup contains an ingredient that could ...