Cough and cold medicine manufacturers have benefited from consumers purchasing over-the-counter (OTC) medications as a form of self-treatment for their health ailments. In the United States, 240 ...

(CHICAGO) -- Despite the billions of dollars spent every year in this country on over-the-counter cough syrups, most such medicines do little if anything to relieve coughs, the nation's chest ...

Alert parents know that small children should not take over-the-counter cough medications. Now researchers say the stuff might not help adults much, either. Over-the-counter medicine is commonly and ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) applauds Colorado for enacting a law prohibiting the sale of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines containing the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) — With multiple viruses and even ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - A common cold medicine has been deemed ineffective and to no longer be purchased. The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday its intention to remove oral phenylephrine, a ...

Drug safety standards in India are once again under the scanner after several children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan died from consuming contaminated cough syrup. Investigations revealed that the ...

(NEXSTAR) — With multiple viruses and even bacteria going around this time of year, there’s a good chance you or someone in your household has fallen victim to illness recently. You may even be among ...