Afrin (or any other nasal spray containing oxymetazoline ... it can cause long-lasting severe nasal congestion and even permanent changes in the nasal lining. Afrin should not be used on an ...

QUESTION: Years ago, I got hooked on Afrin and couldn’t sleep at night without it because of the congestion. I was finally ...

DEAR PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: Years ago, I got hooked on Afrin ... congestion that may be even worse than the original stuffiness. We have heard from many people who used their nasal spray for years ...

However, the nasal spray version ... “rebound” congestion that leaves the user feeling worse than before treatment. Examples of these nasal sprays include: oxymetazoline (Afrin) phenylephrine ...

A few allergy seasons back, she thought her seasonal congestion might never end. In April, she’d begun to use a topical nasal-spray decongestant ... over the initial severe congestion that ...

Avoid spraying the medication into your eyes or onto the middle of the inside of your nose (nasal septum). Rinse the spray tip with ... a condition called rebound congestion.

Phenylephrine is included in many cold and flu products, but a scientific panel last year found that it doesn't really do its ...

Nasacort 24HR Allergy Nasal Spray is the first product Dr. Randolph Betts, MD, a family medicine practitioner based in California, recommends for nasal congestion. He notes that almost all his ...

Oxymetazoline HCl 0.05%; nasal spray; contains benzalkonium chloride ... sneezing), increased nasal discharge, rebound congestion.

The FDA had proposed removing phenylephrine, a widely used ingredient to treat nasal congestion, from over-the-counter cold ...

An extensive review determined that the ingredient, oral phenylephrine, doesn’t actually relieve nasal congestion.

QUESTION: Years ago, I got hooked on Afrin and couldn’t sleep at night without it because of the congestion ... from many people who used their nasal spray for years because they couldn ...