Decongestants relieve stuffy nose by shrinking tissues, while antihistamines block histamine to reduce sneezing and runny nose. Both help manage cold symptoms.

ABC News’ Dr. Tara Narula shares what to look for when shopping for over-the-counter decongestants. Republicans disappear ...

Oral decongestants containing phenylephrine have been on the market for decades. And according to survey information compiled ...

Decongestants offer temporary relief from discomfort, but a common ingredient was found to be ineffective. Here’s the lowdown and 8 products that do work. If your nose is stuffed, your head is ...

An advisory panel of the Food and Drug Administration stated today that virtually all over-the-counter decongestants simply don’t work. The FDA panel found that phenylephrine — the active ...

Decongestants containing phenylephrine remain on shelves in many pharmacies even though the ingredient was declared ineffective by multiple studies and a Food and Drug Administration advisory ...

FDA committee to consider whether ingredient in many popular decongestants actually works. Phenylephrine is the main ingredient used in many common over-the-counter congestion products.

Instead of decongestants, Children’s Tylenol and Children’s Advil can be given to children to help relieve pain from the congestion, he said. In some cases, teens can take pseudoephedrine ...

CVS removes decongestants containing phenylephrine. Now what? On Sept. 12, decades after the FDA proclaimed oral phenylephrine safe and effective, the panel concluded that oral phenylephrine is no ...

The FDA’s nasal decongestants drug list, or monograph, has not been updated since 1995. The process for changing a monograph has traditionally taken years or decades, requiring multiple rounds ...

Oral decongestants containing phenylephrine have been on the market for decades. And according to survey information compiled for the FDA meeting by the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, ...