"Nasal Decongestants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Drugs designed to treat inflammation of the nasal passages, generally the result of an infection (more often than not the common cold) or an allergy related condition, e.g., hay fever. The inflammation involves swelling of the mucous membrane that lines the nasal passages and results in inordinate mucus production. The primary class of nasal decongestants are vasoconstrictor agents. (From PharmAssist, The Family Guide to Health and Medicine, 1993)
| Descriptor ID |
D014663
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.411.793.610 D27.505.954.796.560
|
| Concept/Terms |
Vasoconstrictor Agents, Nasal- Vasoconstrictor Agents, Nasal
- Agents, Nasal Vasoconstrictor
- Nasal Vasoconstrictor Agents
- Vasoconstrictors, Nasal
- Nasal Vasoconstrictors
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Nasal Decongestants".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Nasal Decongestants".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nasal Decongestants" by people in this website by year, and whether "Nasal Decongestants" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
![]()
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Nasal Decongestants" by people in Profiles.
-
The safety of asthma and allergy medications during pregnancy. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1997 Sep; 100(3):301-6.