Oxymetazoline

Introduction: Oxymetazoline

Description of Oxymetazoline

Oxymetazoline: A direct acting sympathomimetic used as a vasoconstrictor to relieve nasal congestion. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1251)
Source: Diseases Database

Oxymetazoline: A direct acting sympathomimetic used as a vasoconstrictor to relieve nasal congestion. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1251).
Source: MeSH 2007

Oxymetazoline: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Oxymetazoline:

• Sympathomimetic
• Vasoconstrictor
• Relieve
• Nasal
• Nasal symptoms (2080 causes)
• Nasal disease
• Nasal disorder
• Congestion (4 causes)
• Extra
• Pharmacopoeia

Drug name confusion

Because many drug names share similar spellings or sound almost identical when spoken, it is possible to mistake the name of a particular medication. Other drugs that are sometimes confused with Oxymetazoline include:

• Oxymetholone

Hierarchical classifications of Oxymetazoline

The following list attempts to classify Oxymetazoline into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring
    • Azoles
      • Imidazoles
        • Oxymetazoline

External links related to: Oxymetazoline

• MDAdvice.com - Health Library - Prescription & Non-Prescription Drugs - OXYMETAZOLINE (Nasal)
• RxMed: Pharmaceutical Information - DRISTAN

Source: Diseases Database

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