Decongestant Drugs



Decongestant Drugs















Table 33-1 Decongestant Drugs













Prototype Drug


Related Drugs


Drug Classification


ephedrine (Pretz-D)


naphazoline (Privine)


oxymetazoline (Afrin, Dristan)


phenylephrine (NeoSynephrine, Coricidin, others)


pseudo-ephedrine hydrochloride (Sudafed, Dorcol, Decofed)


tetrahydrozoline (Tyzine)


xylometazoline (Otrivin)


Decongestants (Sympathomimetics)


Sympathomimetics are discussed in more detail in Chapter 28.

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Oct 21, 2016 | Posted by in NURSING | Comments Off on Decongestant Drugs

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