vasoconstrictor
- n any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
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- Breaking the nasal spray habit
Q. I was dependent on OTC vasoconstrictor nasal sprays and had almost unbearable rebound congestion when I tried to stop. My doctor prescribed fluticasone (generic Flonase) spray. It took a couple of days to go to work, and then I dropped the Afrin.
Nov. 23, 2013 - The Buffalo News
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- Jeff Adams in Inside Toronto
It's not a performance enhancing substance,explained Adams. "It's a vasoconstrictor which restricts the flow of blood. I was competing in a marathon (in Ottawa). The last thing you want to do is restrict the flow of blood to anything. It's...