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

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 ...

Antihistamines and decongestants are the two most commonly used types of allergy medications. They don't cure your allergies, but they can make your symptoms go away for a while.

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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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Other oral decongestants on drugstore shelves are very likely to be made with the same ingredient as Sudafed PE — phenylephrine. And it’s not effective. A few weeks ago, ...

An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration declared Tuesday that an ingredient in widely used oral decongestants doesn’t work, setting the stage for dozens of products to be removed ...

Makers of oral decongestants and cold remedies reformulated their products to contain phenylephrine—sold as Sudafed PE, among other brand names—instead of pseudoephedrine.

Decongestants are under renewed scrutiny as the NHS warns Brits of being cautious about their use. These over-the-counter medication most commonly available as sprays, tablets, liquids, or powders ...