Chemicals and Drugs

Nasal Decongestants

Drugs designed to treat inflammation of the nasal passages, generally the result of an infection (more often than not the common cold) or an allergy related condition, e.g., hay fever. The inflammation involves swelling of the mucous membrane that lines the nasal passages and results in inordinate mucus production. The primary class of nasal decongestants are vasoconstrictor agents. (From PharmAssist, The Family Guide to Health and Medicine, 1993)

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Abstract

Drugs designed to treat inflammation of the nasal passages, generally the result of an infection (more often than not the common cold) or an allergy related condition, e.g., hay fever. The inflammation involves swelling of the mucous membrane that lines the nasal passages and results in inordinate mucus production. The primary class of nasal decongestants are vasoconstrictor agents. (From PharmAssist, The Family Guide to Health and Medicine, 1993)

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Nasal Decongestant
  • Decongestant, Nasal
  • Decongestants, Nasal
  • Decongestant
  • Decongestants
  • Vasoconstrictor Agents, Nasal
  • Vasoconstrictors, Nasal
  • Agents, Nasal Vasoconstrictor
  • Nasal Vasoconstrictor Agents
  • Nasal Vasoconstrictors

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

Nasal Decongestants - do not use entry term VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS, NASAL for the nasal administration of systemic vasoconstrictor agents; use instead the specific vasoconstrictor agent / admin + ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL

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History Note

96; was VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS, NASAL 1967-95; NASAL DECONGESTANTS was see VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS, NASAL 1967-95

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Previous Indexing

  • Sympathomimetics (1966)

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  1. D27.505.954.411w.793.610w
  2. D27.505.954.796.560w

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QV 120

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nasal Decongestants. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014663. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014663
  2. Nasal Decongestants. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decongestant
  3. Nasal Decongestants. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q430719