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  2. An FDA advisory group confirmed some popular decongestants ...

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    An advisory committee to the FDA agreed this week that oral decongestant medications with phenylephrine are ineffective. Here is what we know about what does work. An FDA advisory group confirmed ...

  3. What decongestants work? Here are some alternatives to ... - AOL

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    Instead of decongestants, Children’s Tylenol and Children’s Advil can be given to children to help relieve pain from the congestion, he said. In some cases, teens can take pseudoephedrine ...

  4. Doctors Say This Is How You Can Loosen and Clear Mucus From ...

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    Over the counter expectorants (like Mucinex) or a decongestant (like Sudafed) can help with your chest congestion, says Dr. Watkins. Decongestants and expectorants are both effective at treating ...

  5. Decongestant - Wikipedia

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    A decongestant, or nasal decongestant, is a type of pharmaceutical drug that is used to relieve nasal congestion in the upper respiratory tract. The active ingredient in most decongestants is either pseudoephedrine or phenylephrine (the latter of which has disputed effectiveness ).

  6. Cold medicine - Wikipedia

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    These include for adults: antihistamines, antihistamine-decongestant combinations, benzonatate, anti asthmatic-expectorant-mucolytic combinations, expectorant-bronchodilator combinations, leukotriene inhibitors, ambroxol, and guaifenesin, sometimes with analgesics, antipyretics, anti inflammatories, and anticholinergics; and for children ...

  7. Topical decongestant - Wikipedia

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    Topical decongestants are decongestants applied directly to the nasal cavity. Their effectiveness by themselves in the common cold appears to have a small benefit in adults. [1] Topical decongestants should only be used by patients for a maximum of 5–7 days in a row, because rebound congestion may occur in the form of rhinitis medicamentosa ...

  8. These Cold & Flu Medicines Contain an Ingredient the FDA ...

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    The FDA proposed a ban on phenylephrine, a common decongestant found in cold and cough medications. Here’s why and a list of medicines with phenylephrine. These Cold & Flu Medicines Contain an ...

  9. Common decongestant used in Nyquil and other drugs doesn’t ...

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