Be Aware of Alternatives to Oral Phenylephrine

You’ll see headlines about whether ORAL phenylephrine (DayQuil Cold & Flu, etc) works for congestion.

People often reach for phenylephrine because it’s readily available in many OTC combination products for cough and colds.

We’ve said that oral phenylephrine doesn’t really relieve a “stuffy nose”...likely because it isn’t absorbed well into the bloodstream.

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