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OXYMETAZOLINE - Coggle Diagram
OXYMETAZOLINE
Side effects
FAST, IRREGULAR, OR POUNDING HEARTBEAT
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DROWSINESS, OR LIGHHEADEDNESS
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Route of administration
Adults and children 6 years of age and older—Use 2 or 3 drops or sprays of 0.05% solution in each nostril every ten to twelve hours. Do not use more than two times in twenty four hours.
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Indication
FDA-APPROVED AS A DECONGESTANT AND TO TREAT ROSACEA. FOR THE RELIEF OF OCULAR PRURITUS AND REDNESS DUE TO MINOR OCULAR IRRITATIONS. FOR THE TREATMENT OF PERSISTANT FACIAL ERYTHEMA ASSOCIATED WITH ACNE ROSACEA.
FOR TEMPORARY SYMPTOMIC RELIEF OF NASAL CONGESTION DUE TO THE COMMON COLD, HAY FEVER, AND UPPER RESPIRATORY ALLERGIES
Storage conditions
STORE IT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND AWAY FROM EXCESS HEAT, LIGHT, AND MOISTURE (NOT IN THE BATHROOM). DO NOT FREEZE THE MEDICATION
Nursing considerations
Wash hands carefully after handling oxymetazoline. Anisocoria (inequality of pupil size, blurred vision) can develop if eyes are rubbed with contaminated fingers. Do not to exceed recommended dosage. Rebound congestion (chemical rhinitis) may occur with prolonged or excessive use.
Mechanical of action
BINDS TO AND ACTIVATES ALPHA-2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS. UPON NASAL OR OCULAR ADMINISTRATION, OXYMETAZOLINE CONSTRICTS THE ARTERIOLES IN THE NOSE AND EYE, RESULTING IN DECREASED NASAL AND CONJUNCTIVAL CONGESTION, RESPECTIVELY.