Crossword clues for decongestant
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. A drug that relieves congestion, e.g. pseudoephedrine.
WordNet
n. a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion
Wikipedia
A decongestant (or nasal decongestant) is a type of pharmaceutical drug that is used to relieve nasal congestion in the upper respiratory tract. The active ingredient in most decongestants is either pseudoephedrine or phenylephrine (the latter of which has disputed efficacy).
These are alpha-agonists which on topical application as dilute solution (0.05-0.1%) produce local vasoconstriction. Regular use of these agents for long periods should be avoided because mucosal ciliary function is impaired: atrophic rhinitis and anosmia can occur due to persistent vasoconstriction.
Decongestants can be absorbed from the nose via an inhaler and produce systemic effects, mainly CNS stimulation and rise in blood pressure. These drugs should be used cautiously in hypertensives and in those receiving MAO inhibitors.
Usage examples of "decongestant".
The tox screen revealed significant levels of cannabis, alcohol, and pseudoephedrine, probably from an OTC decongestant.
Triprolidine is the active ingredient found in Actifed and pseudoephedrine, a nasal decongestant found in many over-the-counter cold remedies.
But you can get anticholinergics over the counter, if that's what you're asking - sleep remedies and decongestants.
We finally visited Karen two days before Christmas, dazed like bejeezus on Robitussin and decongestants, and we kept far away from her bed.
I'd forgotten to bring my decongestants and ear-drops that morning and by ten-thirty felt as if someone had drilled a hole in my skull and filled it with rubber cement.
I GOT BACK to my apartment, took my decongestants, and ate a little something.
He’d already done the inventory: antibiotics, antivirals, immune-system boosters, sterilized bandages, acauterizing laser scalpel, surgical scissors, and a selection of drugs including decongestants, analgesics, and soporifics.
On the days when the air was heavy or the pollen count was sky high, she stuffed packets of tissues, aspirin, antihistamines, decongestants, and eyedrops into her purse and kept on going.
I took aspirin, decongestants and a thousand milligrams of vitamin C.