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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Drug Phenylephrine

New ingredient in cold medicines not as effective

October 02, 2008
If you have a bad cold, you may want to stand in line at the pharmacy rather than use over-the-counter medicines this winter. Many OTC cold medicines now contain phenylephrine (PE) rather than the nasal decongestant pseudoephedrine. Experts say PE is not as effective and has to be taken more frequently in order to ease symptoms. Medications containing pseudoephedrine were moved behind pharmacy counters in order to curb illegal drug production, but they are still available without a prescription. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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The Use and Misuse of Over the Counter Antihistamines and Decongestants
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert

...included Entex LA and many OTC allergy medications) and phenylephrine (the decongestant that has... Read more »

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Natural, Doctor-Approved Ways to Treat Kids’ Colds Without OTC Meds
By Allison Janse , Health Expert

...PEDIACARE(R) Infant Dropper Decongestant (containing phenylephrine),   PEDIACARE(R) Infant... Read more »

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Three Reasons Your Hay Fever Treatment May Be Failing
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert

...antihistamines. Decongestants (such as Sudafed or phenylephrine) target nasal congestion and... Read more »

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Prostate-Shrinking Medications
By Jay Motola , Health Expert

In 1992, Merck introduced a revolutionary drug finasteride (Proscar). This drug was the first... Read more »

Health Guide

Vision: light sensitive
...Corneal ulcer Drugs such as amphetamines, atropine, cocaine, cyclopentolate, idoxuridine, phenylephrine, scopolamine, trifluridine, tropicamide, and vidarabine Eye testing in which... Read more »
Addiction to Nasal Sprays Can Be Dangerous
...in a listing of natural ingredients.Check the ingredients list for:•    Oxymetazoline•    Phenylephrine•    Xylometazoline•    NaphazolineThese are ingredients you want to... Read more »
Allergic Rhinitis: Treatment
...levocabastine (Livostin) for relief of both nasal symptoms and itchy red eyesDecongestant eye drops: phenylephrine (Allergan Relief), naphazoline (Naphcon, Opcon-A, VasoClear), tetrahydrozoline... Read more »
Allergic Rhinitis: Decongestants
...12 hours. The active ingredients in nasal decongestants include oxymetazoline, xylometazoline, and phenylephrine. Nasal forms work faster than oral decongestants and may not cause as much... Read more »
Sinusitis: Treatment for Acute Sinusitis
...12 hours. The active ingredients in nasal decongestants include oxymetazoline, xylometazoline, and phenylephrine.Tips for Use. The following precautions are important for people taking nasal... Read more »

Medications

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... drugs that can increase blood pressure (e.g., phenylephrine) anti-seizure drugs (e.g.,... Read more »

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... drugs that can increase blood pressure (e.g., phenylephrine) anti-seizure drugs (e.g.,... Read more »

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... drugs that can increase blood pressure (e.g., phenylephrine) anti-seizure drugs (e.g.,... Read more »

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...can increase blood pressure (e.g., epinephrine, phenylephrine) anti-seizure drugs (e.g.,... Read more »

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... drugs that can increase blood pressure (e.g., phenylephrine) anti-seizure drugs (e.g.,... Read more »

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