Sharyl Attkisson: Why most decongestants don’t work, after years of FDA inaction

Sharyl Attkisson: Why most decongestants don’t work, after years of FDA inaction

Tens of millions of Americans suffer from nasal and sinus congestion and turn to medicines you can buy on store shelves without a prescription. But it turns out they may be a big waste of money, because these are not your daddy’s decongestants. The first thing you should know is that decongestants with the same brand name may contain two completely different active ingredients. And, by nearly every account, one of them doesn’t work. “It was no d…