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An advisory panel voted unanimously on Tuesday against the effectiveness of phenylephrine, the key ingredient in popular decongestants like Sudafed and DayQuil. Phenylephrine has been the prime ...

A TikTok user recently sparked conversation after sharing what she claims is a better alternative to Nyquil or Theraflu for cold relief. Featured Video In the video, which has over 957,500 views, ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking the battle over Sudafed and other decongestants to the streets. The agency announced Thursday that it will allow the public to comment on the recent ...

Since the Uvalde School shooting that left 21 people dead last week, there have been several posts on social media claiming that it is easier to buy a gun than Sudafed. The VERIFY team worked to find ...

Medically reviewed by Alex Yampolsky, PharmD Key Takeaways Pseudoephedrine is more effective for nasal congestion than phenylephrine. Oral phenylephrine does not effectively treat ...

In the days after a shooter killed at least 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, advocates of stronger gun laws decried the state’s relatively lax gun laws. Shannon Watts, the founder of the grassroots group ...

Cold-sufferers hail Sudafed for its ability to dry up stuffy sinuses, while politicians worry the drug will be used to make methamphetamine. But what isn’t well known is that the over-the-counter ...

In most ways, the process for buying a gun from a federally licensed dealer under federal and Maine law is more stringent than the laws governing the purchase of Sudafed. However, if you choose to ...

“It is harder in America to buy two packs of Sudafed than 10 assault rifles,” comedian D.L. Hughley said on his radio show Monday, the day after a gunman opened fire on a concert crowd in Las Vegas.