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 of ...

Some medications contain a combination of a decongestant and an antihistamine. If you’re not sure what to take, talk with your health care provider about your symptoms, other drugs you take, and ...

An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration agreed unanimously on Tuesday that a common decongestant ingredient used in many over-the-counter cold medicines is ineffective.

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 ...

Decongestants narrow the blood vessels in your nasal passages, reducing swelling and sinus pressure. Two common decongestant drugs are phenylephrine and pseudoephedrine. Phenylephrine is no longer ...

Medications that contain phenylephrine often contain other active ingredients, don't throw away your meds just yet. Here's ...

After an FDA advisory committee said the decongestant phenylephrine, an ingredient found in many oral cold and flu medications, is ineffective, experts weigh in on alternatives.

Left: Cold and flu medicine sits on a store shelf on Sept. 12, 2023 in Miami, Florida. The Food and Drug Administration advisory panel announced that an ingredient in many over-the-counter cold ...

FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in most cold medicine by Nathaniel Weixel - 11/07/24 2:28 PM ET. by Nathaniel Weixel - 11/07/24 2:28 PM ET.

Most decongestant sprays contain medications like oxymetazoline, xylometazoline, or phenylephrine.These drugs target adrenergic (adrenaline-sensitive) receptors in the blood vessels of the nasal ...

In a long-sought move, the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday formally began the process of abandoning oral doses of a common over-the-counter decongestant, which the agency concluded last ...

Medications that contain phenylephrine often contain other active ingredients, don't throw away your meds just yet. Here's what you should know about finding a decongestant heading into cold, flu ...