Medically reviewed by Alex Yampolsky, PharmD Key Takeaways Pseudoephedrine is more effective for nasal congestion than phenylephrine. Oral phenylephrine does not effectively treat ...

With cold and flu season in full swing, odds are you'll find yourself reaching for a medicine to relieve a stuffy nose. But what actually works? Last fall, a Food and Drug Administration advisory ...

Oral decongestants like Sudafed PE and Dayquil are under scrutiny—and soon there might only be one such drug left available to consumers: pseudoephedrine. On September 12, a group of U.S. Food and ...

Those over-the-counter decongestants you probably have in your medicine cabinet aren't going to help your cold or allergies, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel ruled Tuesday. The panel ...

Cold and flu medicine sits on a store shelf Tuesday in Florida. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel announced an ingredient in many over-the-counter cold and allergy medications called ...

So I've been sick for the past few days, and since my sinuses feel like they're packed with more snot than the human body should be capable of producing in a single lifetime, let alone 2 days, I ...

Taking Sudafed with alcohol can cause side effects, such as drowsiness and dizziness. Alcohol may also weaken the effects of Sudafed. This article outlines whether a person can take Sudafed with ...