patients on topical nasal decongestants (oxymetazoline, etc) get rebound congestion

April 2009

How many times have you seen patients on topical nasal decongestants (oxymetazoline, etc) get rebound congestion?

Patients love them for 3 to 10 days...then they get stuck.

The only way to break the vicious cycle of rebound congestion is to stop using the topical decongestant.

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Respiratory & Allergy patients on topical nasal decongestants (oxymetazoline, etc) get rebound congestion
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