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Non-Pseudo Sinus Decongestant Oral

Generic Name: PHENYLEPHRINE - ORAL
Pronounced: (FEN-il-EF-rin)

Non-Pseudo Sinus Decongestant Oral Interactions

If this product has been prescribed, your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with your doctor or pharmacist first.

This drug should not be used with the following medications because very serious interactions may occur:

  • MAO inhibitors (e.g., furazolidone, isocarboxazid, linezolid, moclobemide, phenelzine, procarbazine, rasagiline, selegiline, tranylcypromine)


Avoid taking MAO inhibitors within 2 weeks before, during, and after treatment with phenylephrine. In some cases a serious, possibly fatal drug interaction may occur.

Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of:

  • blood pressure medications (especially reserpine, guanethidine, methyldopa, beta blockers such as atenolol, or calcium channel blockers such as nifedipine)
  • other decongestants (taken by mouth or applied in the nose)
  • digoxin
  • tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline, imipramine)


This medication may worsen the serious side effects of some medications used for migraine headaches (e.g., sumatriptan, naratriptan, zolmitriptan, ergotamine). Consult your pharmacist or doctor for more details.

This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.

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