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.

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 ...

SINGAPORE – The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said the benefits of pseudoephedrine, a decongestant found in 31 medications here, outweigh the risks it poses, in response to reports overseas of ...

Manthei said he’s read “many, many studies” about the efficacy of phenylephrine — a chemical found in popular decongestants like Sudafed. He noticed that some patients who took over-the ...