If you think you need to shell out on cold and flu medications to get quick relief for a sore throat, fever or chills, think ...

Last year, people in the US bought approximately 242 million packages of oral over-the-counter cough, cold, and allergy remedies containing phenylephrine from retail stores, according to sales data ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of young children going to the emergency room after taking too much cough and cold medicine was cut in half after drug companies took medications for their age ...

Had a chance to navigate the cough and cold aisle of your pharmacy? Good luck getting what you're looking for. And even if ...

A month after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that phenylephrine – the active ingredient in popular allergy, cold, and cough drugs – is ineffective, CVS has decided to pull the ...

Having a cold or flu can cause a nagging cough, chills and fever — but what’s the best way to treat these viruses? Many options can alleviate cold and flu symptoms, including over-the-counter (OTC) ...

After voluntary market withdrawal by manufacturers in 2007 of over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medicines for children younger than 2 years, and a relabeling a year later, emergency department (ED ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Cold and flu season is nearly upon us. Many around us have already falling victim to a variety of seasonal symptoms, and chances are you’ve stood in a pharmacy aisle, ...

A runny nose, scratchy throat, and deep cough can make even simple daily tasks feel miserable. While there’s no instant cure ...

Oct. 2 -- THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- After recommending earlier this year that children under the age of 2 not receive over-the-counter cold medicines, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Sara Ritchie about how to care for your child’s cold and cough. Dr. Ritchie is an ...

Children under 4 should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold remedies, drug companies said Tuesday in a concession to pediatricians who doubt the drugs do much good and worry about risks. The ...