A decongestant is a medication that helps ease nasal congestion, which happens when something irritates the lining of your nose. This can result from a cold, the flu, or allergies, for example.

An FDA panel met and decided that the current data doesn’t support the recommendation of oral phenylephrine as a nasal decongestant. Now we wait for the FDA as a whole to take action.

Nov. 7 (UPI) --The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined commonly used oral phenylephrine is "not effective" and ...

Xlear nasal spray is a saline-based nasal spray containing xylitol. Xlear 12 Hour Nasal Decongestant is a saline-based nasal spray containing xylitol and the decongestant Oxymetazoline HCL.

Just as cold and flu season arrives, the Food and Drug Administration has proposed pulling many decongestants from store shelves. The reason? An administration review found oral phenylephrine ...

Last year, an outside panel of experts unanimously voted against the effectiveness of orally administered phenylephrine as a nasal decongestant, adding that no more trials were required to prove ...

Here’s what experts say are effective alternatives to relieve nasal congestion. Pseudoephedrine, the decongestant found in Sudafed, is highly effective in helping people with stuffy noses ...

Nasal decongestant sprays are a popular remedy for relieving nasal congestion caused by colds, allergies and sinus infections. These sprays provide quick relief allowing for easier breathing.

U.S. officials are moving to phase out the leading decongestant found in hundreds of over-the-counter medicines, concluding that it doesn’t actually relieve nasal congestion. Phenylephrine is ...