Talk:Decongestant

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what happens once the swelling in the mucous membranes in the nasal passages is reduced? thanks --Mctwists 18:12, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This article is woefully incomplete. I would like to see it expanded to cover a list of medications, methods of actions, side effects. I would call this a stub. 71.139.160.177 02:37, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The previous poster is correct; it is woefully incomplete.

Also, under the section, "mechanism", what does the sentence "These are normally paired with antihistamines to lessen this effect, but they don't always even each other out." mean? I can't figure it out. 02:26, 19 February 2008 (UTC)chevalier3

You'd think that one of the drug companies who make millions peddling these nostrums would post some solid information. Anyone from Boots out there? Perhaps the truth would be too disappointing for customers.92.17.77.66 (talk) 12:43, 26 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The second sentence mentions that pseudoephedrine is one of the most common active ingredients, then that same decongestant is listed under "uncommon or disused" decongestants. Which is it? (I assume it's the former, given that people still take Sudafed in the States, despite it being somewhat controlled) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.26.179.250 (talk) 23:24, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cocaine is an important decongestant that has fallen into disuse. It used to be applied Emergency settings to stop bleeding and still is used for nasal mucosal purposes during surgery. see Wikipedia entry on Cocaine. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FEA8:3C20:111A:682A:A151:6C17:1B51 (talk) 03:21, 28 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Are corticosteroids decongestants?

It seems like most sources (the ScienceDirect topic page on decongestants has several good examples) don't consider corticosteroids to be decongestants. Should we remove them from this page?—Neil P. Quinn (talk) 11:40, 27 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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