Long-term use of oxy- and xylometazoline nasal sprays induces rebound swelling, tolerance, and nasal hyperreactivity

Rhinology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-13

  Graf, Peter ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

nasal hyperreactivity; oxymetazoline; rhinitis medicamentosa; rhinostereometry; xylometazoline

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BUDESONIDE; HISTAMINE; OXYMETAZOLINE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE CONGESTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REBOUND; RHINITIS;

EID: 0029990582     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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