Now that CVS has pulled Sudafed, Benadryl, Mucinex and other popular over-the-counter decongestants off the shelves, consumers are left wondering what options are still available. The CVS action ...

If you've ever bought something like Sudafed PE (instead of asking for the original formula Sudafed that they keep behind the counter), you know the stuff.

Find which Sudafed products are right for your symptoms and learn about the side effects, safety, interactions, and more.

Phenylephrine, the main ingredient in many popular over-the-counter decongestants, including Sudafed PE and some NyQuil products, is ineffective, an FDA panel concluded recently. Here's what to ...

There are good alternatives to these drugs; for example, anything pseudoephedrine. Those drugs are behind your pharmacist’s counter because people were using them to make meth.

CVS is pulling over-the-counter allergy and cold medicines that contain the most popular decongestant ingredient from its shelves. The ingredient, phenylephrine, was found to be no more effective ...

While it may be the holiday season, it's also the middle of cold and flu season, and most people are looking for over-the-counter medicine to help with symptoms.

The FDA found that phenylephrine, the primary ingredient in many over the counter decongestants, is ineffective. But what exactly is it?

You might also consider other medications. Pseudoephedrine, the decongestant found in other Sudafed products, must be purchased at the pharmacy counter, and is still available. Any other advice for ...

Legal restrictions on pseudoephedrine, by contrast, took it off the shelves and put it behind the pharmacy counter, whence it can be retrieved only under certain conditions.

Getty Images After the passage of the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005, pseudoephedrine was available only behind the counter, so drugmakers replaced it with phenylephrine-based products.

To prevent at-home meth cooking, federal officials moved pseudoephedrine behind the counter in 2006, limiting the amount that can be purchased and requiring valid ID.