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Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Therapeutic Uses > Respiratory System Agents > Nasal Decongestants
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Preferred term

Nasal Decongestants  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Decongestant, Nasal
  • Nasal Decongestant

Note

  • 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

Scope note

  • 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)

History note

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

In other languages

  • nenän tukkoisuutta vähentävät lääkkeet

    Finnish

  • dekongestantit
  • dekongestantti
  • dekongestanttilääkitys
  • nenädekongestantit
  • nenädekongestantti
  • nenän tukkoisuuslääke
  • nenän tukkoisuuslääkkeet
  • nenän tukkoisuutta vähentävä lääke
  • nenän tukkoisuutta vähentävä lääkitys
  • Näsdroppar

    Swedish

  • Nasala avsvällande medel
  • Nässpray
  • Slemhinneavsvällande medel
  • Slemhinneavsvällande näsdroppar
  • Slemhinneavsvällande nässpray
  • Vasokonstringerande näsdroppar
  • Vasokonstringerande nässpray

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014663

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