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It should be 100% diphenhydramine, not Benadryl-D or any other product. Although Benadryl is safe, giving your dog decongestants like pseudoephedrine can cause: Depression. Weakness. Vomiting ...
After an FDA advisory committee said the decongestant phenylephrine, an ingredient found in many oral cold and flu medications, is ineffective, experts weigh in on alternatives.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing the removal from the market of a common ingredient found in most oral over-the-counter cold medicines because it doesn’t work.
Decongestants are available in oral and intranasal forms. Naphazoline and oxymetazoline are common topical (intranasal) decongestants, whilst pseudoephedrine is the most common example of oral decongestant used to reduce nasal congestion. Topical decongestants have a faster onset of action compared with oral ones. [12] Side effects
Levmetamfetamine is an optical isomer of methamphetamine primarily used as a topical nasal decongestant. [2] Other names for levmetamfetamine include l-methamphetamine, (R)-(-)-methamphetamine, levomethamphetamine and l-desoxyephedrine.
Phenylpropanolamine (PPA), sold under many brand names, is a sympathomimetic agent used as a decongestant and appetite suppressant. [9] [1] [10] [11] It was once common in prescription and over-the-counter cough and cold preparations. The medication is taken orally. [4] [12] Side effects of phenylpropanolamine include increased heart rate and ...
Pseudoephedrine, found in Sudafed, is available without a prescription, but in 2006 it was moved behind the pharmacy counter to prevent people from buying large quantities of the drug, which can ...
Does phenylephrine work? Doctors explain how to choose between cold medicines like Dayquil and Sudafed PE for congestion, runny nose, and other symptoms.