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Decongestant vs Oxymetazoline - What's the difference?

decongestant | oxymetazoline |

As nouns the difference between decongestant and oxymetazoline

is that decongestant is a drug that relieves congestion, e.g. pseudoephedrine while oxymetazoline is a selective alpha-1 agonist and partial alpha-2 agonist topical decongestant, developed from xylometazoline.

decongestant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A drug that relieves congestion, e.g. pseudoephedrine.

    • oxymetazoline

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia oxymetazoline)
  • A selective alpha-1 agonist and partial alpha-2 agonist topical decongestant, developed from xylometazoline.
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    • , year = 1997 , title = The Druggist , composer = Joel Mabus , passage = Oxymetazoline or phenylpropanolamine / to open up the sinuses and such / Then try to recoup with a little chicken soup / Call your mother cause it pays to keep in touch }}