decongestant in English

noun
1
a decongestant medicine.
Tremor can be caused by some medicines, including heart medicines, decongestants , medicines for breathing problems, and tricyclic antidepressants.
adjective
1
(chiefly of a medicine) used to relieve nasal congestion.
Most patients I see with this problem are taking some sort of western medication i.e. antihistamine, nasal decongestant spray or cortisone based inhalers.

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1. You may also take decongestant .

2. Decongestant sprays and pills may reduce the swelling in your nasal passages.

3. Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) and sage (Salvia officinalis): Decongestant and antibacterial.

4. It can be readily synthesized from over-the-counter decongestant products.

5. The oral decongestant composition displays improved absorption characteristics and higher patient compliance.

6. Take the directed dose of decongestant during the day and antihistamines at night. Drink plenty of fluids.

7. An over-the-counter antihistamine may be helpful. You may also take decongestant.

8. Best bets are pain killers like acetaminophen, hot drinks and decongestant sprays, says Prof.

9. Benzedrine is a type of amphetamine that was prescribed as a decongestant as early as 1932

10. But decongestant sprays or drops can worsen congestion if used more than two or three days.

11. The effect of both physical exercise and nasal decongestant on NAR was compared using active anterior rhinomanometry.

12. For medications, it recommends pills to reduce fever and pain, antacids, cough syrup, an antihistamine/decongestant, a mild laxative, and antidiarrheal medication.

13. If they are suffering with sinus congestion and take a decongestant, they will feel congested again if the drug is withdrawn.

14. I saw an ear, nose and throat physician who put me on prescription medication, including steroids and a strong decongestant.

15. The warming effects make it a natural decongestant as well as an antihistamine making it the perfect remedy for colds.

16. I'm taking a nasal decongestant, I'm using eye drops, and I'm taking cough medicine and sucking on throat lozenges.

17. This type of rhinitis is seen with long-term use of decongestant nasal sprays or recreational use of cocaine.

18. That has not happened, partly because Mexico, too, has begun to restrict sales of decongestant , and partly because demand has dropped.

19. After hearing about his symptoms and examining him, I suggested fluids, rest and maybe a cough suppressant and nasal decongestant.

20. The warming effects make it a natural decongestant as well as an antihistamine making it the perfect remedy for colds.sentencedict .com

21. Cocaine also alters how the nasal passages normally work, causing a condition identical to, or even more severe than that produced by decongestant nasal sprays.

22. Amphetamine, first synthesized in 1887, was available without prescription as a decongestant inhalant under the trade name Benzedrine from the 1930s to 1960s

23. If you’re about to go to bed, you don’t want to treat a stuffy nose with a decongestant containing pseudoephedrine (Sudafed and generic) because it can cause nervousness and sleeplessness.

24. After my prescription decongestant was discontinued (Entex) I tried this product and I am very happy. Unlike any "D" products at the pharmacy, this one will not make you jittery.

25. Drug class: Non-narcotic Antitussives DEXTROMETHORPHAN, GUAIFENESIN, and PHENYLEPHRINE (dex troe meth OR fan, gwye FEN e sin, fen il EF rin) is a combination of a cough suppressant, an expectorant, and a decongestant. It is used to treat cough and congestion

26. Benzedrine pills, colloquially referred to as bennies, is the brand name of the first pharmaceutical drug that contained amphetamine.The drug contained the racemic mixture of amphetamine, which is an equal parts mixture of levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine.It was first marketed in 1933 as a decongestant in the United States by Smith, Kline & French in the form of Benzedrine inhalers.