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Phenylephrine - What does it mean?

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Epinephrine vs Phenylephrine - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between epinephrine and phenylephrine

is that epinephrine is a catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter; as a hormone, secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system); as a neurotransmitter, synthesized from norepinephrine while phenylephrine is an α-adrenergic receptor agonist; 3-(1-hydroxy-2-methylamino-ethyl)phenol, with the formula C9H13NO2.