Verywell Health on MSN

A pharmacist shares which OTC allergy meds to skip and what to take instead

Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD Key Takeaways Benadryl is not the best medication for reducing allergy symptoms ...
Verywell Health on MSN

Phenylephrine vs. pseudoephedrine: How do they compare for congestion?

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

What kind of drug is phenylephrine? It's in your cold medicine and the FDA is targeting it.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, which means cold and flu season is here. But before you reach for your go-to flu or cold medicine, you may need to consider pairing it with a nasal spray ...
WLWT

FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn't work. So what does?

Changes are coming to the cold and cough aisle of your local pharmacy: U.S. officials are moving to phase out the leading decongestant found in hundreds of over-the-counter medicines, concluding that ...
WLKY

FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn't work. So what does?

Phenylphrine is *** type of nasal decongestant, and most of us are familiar with nasal decongestants, you know, before we get on *** plane or when we catch *** cold. Phenylphrine as *** medication ...