A decongestant (or nasal decongestant) is a type of pharmaceutical drug that is used to help stop nasal congestion in the upper respiratory tract. The active ingredients that most decongestants have are pseudoephedrine or phenylephrine.
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| Topical | | Sympathomimetics, plain |
- Cyclopentamine
- Ephedrine
- Epinephrine
- Fenoxazoline
- Levomethamphetamine
- Metizoline
- Naphazoline
- Oxymetazoline
- Phenylephrine
- Propylhexedrine
- Tetryzoline
- Tramazoline
- Tuaminoheptane
- Tymazoline
- Xylometazoline
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Antiallergic agents, excluding corticosteroids |
- histamine antagonists (Levocabastine
- Antazoline
- Thonzylamine)
- mast cell stabilizer (some are also antihistamines) (Cromoglicic acid
- Nedocromil
- Azelastine
- Olopatadine
- Lodoxamide)
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| Corticosteroids |
- Beclometasone dipropionate
- Betamethasone#
- Budesonide
- Ciclesonide
- Dexamethasone
- Flunisolide
- Fluticasone (Fluticasone furoate, Fluticasone propionate)
- Mometasone furoate
- Prednisolone#
- Tixocortol
- Triamcinolone
- Triamcinolone acetonide
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| Other nasal preparations |
- Cafaminol
- Calcium hexamine thiocyanate
- Eucalyptus oil
- Framycetin
- Hexamidine
- Hyaluronan
- Ipratropium bromide
- Mupirocin
- Retinol
- Ritiometan
- Saline water
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| Combination products | |
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Systemic use: Sympathomimetics |
- Ephedrine
- Phenylephrine
- Phenylpropanolamine
- Pseudoephedrine (+azatadine, +carbinoxamine, +cetirizine, +dexbrompheniramine, +fexofenadine, +loratadine, +naproxen)
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