Does Phenylephrine Work? Effective Alternatives as FDA Moves to Ban Ingredient in OTC Decongestants
Common decongestants may soon be pulled from shelves. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday its proposal ...
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Nasal spray addiction is real: recognising the symptoms and overcoming dependency
Ingredients like Phenylephrine, Xylometazoline, and Oxymetazoline are common in ... Breaking free from nasal spray dependency can be challenging but is possible. Gradual reduction or “weaning ...
Pharmacies are yanking cold medicines from shelves. So what are the options now?
Feeling stuffy and ready to reach for NyQuil, Benadryl, or Sudafed PE? Not so fast. The Food and Drug Administration has ...
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Oxymetazoline - Indications, Dosage, Side Effects and Precautions
When should Oxymetazoline not be taken ... or pregnancy. Do not use this nasal spray for longer than 3 to 5 days. Keep this medication in an airtight container and out of reach of children.
The cold and flu remedies that REALLY work: As US regulators warn many popular treatments simply don't make a difference, these are the ones that do
At the first sign of a runny nose many people dash out to buy a cold and flu remedy - but soon that might become harder to do ...
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How to Navigate OTC Cold and Flu Drugs
"I frequently see patients who have become dependent to breathe on oxymetazoline nasal spray from over the counter, so they have to carry it with them at all times and if they stop using it ...
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Which Decongestants Are Effective? Why the FDA Wants to Pull a Popular Medicine Ingredient
Phenylephrine is included in many cold and flu products, but a scientific panel last year found that it doesn't really do its ...
Urgent warning to millions who use popular over-the-counter cold and flu remedy that could ‘worsen breathing’
AS COLD and flu season hits, a GP has issued a warning over a common remedy that could cause symptoms to “come back with a ...
Row erupts as doctors call to BAN Lemsip because 'it doesn't work' - but some insist it's the ONLY thing that eases a blocked nose
Health experts have argued that UK customers are being hoodwinked by the drug firms behind the 'useless' medicines - which include Sudafed, Lemsip and Beechams.