Schering-Plough Clear Passage nasal dilator strips "from the Afrin brand" shipping Aug. 1.

SCHERING AFRIN CLEAR PASSAGE NASAL STRIPS SHIPPING AUG. 1 under a licensing agreement between Schering-Plough and Inglewood, Calif.-based Acutek Adhesive Specialties. Unlike the competing product Breathe Right from CNS, Clear Passage strips appear to be trying, in part, for a narrower niche as an adjunct to other nasal congestion therapies. Schering is positioning Clear Passage nasal strips as providing "drug free instant relief" of the "symptoms of nighttime nasal congestion." Clear Passage strips have a "contoured design for comfort," packaging notes.