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phenylephrine
(redirected from Sudafed PE)

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phen·yl·eph·rine  (fnl-frn, fnl-)
n.
An adrenergic drug, C9H13NO2, that is a powerful vasoconstrictor and is used to relieve nasal congestion, dilate the pupils, and maintain blood pressure during anesthesia.

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Noun1.phenylephrine - a powerful vasoconstrictor used to dilate the pupils and relieve nasal congestion
adrenergic, adrenergic drug - drug that has the effects of epinephrine


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Consumers also are trying new cold medicines that have been reformulated and no longer contain pseudoephedrine, such as Sudafed PE.
the maker of Sudafed--an over-the-counter cold medicine containing pseudoephedrine--recently began marketing Sudafed PE, a new version of Sudafed that contains phenylephrine.
Pseudophedrine will be replaced with another substance, phenylephrine, in a new product called Sudafed PE, which will become available Jan.
 
 
 
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