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Dristan 12-Hour Nasal Spray and Dristan Cold Multi-Symptom Tablets are medications made by Pfizer
. Dristan 12-Hour Nasal Spray is a nasal decongestant
, the active ingredient
of which is Oxymetazoline hydrochloride
0.05%. Dristan Cold Multi-Symptom Tablets contain three active ingredients: Acetaminophen
, USP 325 mg (a pain reliever
and fever reducer
), Chlorpheniramine maleate
, USP 2 mg (an antihistamine
), and Phenylephrine HCl
, USP 5 mg (a nasal decongestant).
Pfizer
Pfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States...
. Dristan 12-Hour Nasal Spray is a nasal decongestant
Decongestant
A decongestant or nasal decongestant is a type of drug that is used to relieve nasal congestion.-Pharmacology:The vast majority of decongestants act via enhancing norepinephrine and epinephrine or adrenergic activity by stimulating the α-adrenergic receptors...
, the active ingredient
Active ingredient
An active ingredient is the substance of a pharmaceutical drug or a pharmaceutical ingredient and bulk active in medicine; in pesticide formulations active substance may be used. Some medications and pesticide products may contain more than one active ingredient...
of which is Oxymetazoline hydrochloride
Oxymetazoline
Oxymetazoline is a selective alpha-1 agonist and partial alpha-2 agonist topical decongestant, used in the form of Oxymetazoline hydrochloride, in products such as Afrin, Dristan, Nasivin, Logicin, Vicks Sinex, Visine L.R., Sudafed OM, and Zicam. It was developed from Xylometazoline at E.Merck...
0.05%. Dristan Cold Multi-Symptom Tablets contain three active ingredients: Acetaminophen
Paracetamol
Paracetamol INN , or acetaminophen USAN , is a widely used over-the-counter analgesic and antipyretic . It is commonly used for the relief of headaches and other minor aches and pains and is a major ingredient in numerous cold and flu remedies...
, USP 325 mg (a pain reliever
Analgesic
An analgesic is any member of the group of drugs used to relieve pain . The word analgesic derives from Greek an- and algos ....
and fever reducer
Antipyretic
Antipyretics ; an-tee-pahy-ret-iks; from the Greek anti, against, and pyreticus, are drugs or herbs that reduce fever. Normally, they will not lower body temperature if one does not have a fever. Antipyretics cause the hypothalamus to override an interleukin-induced increase in temperature...
), Chlorpheniramine maleate
Chlorphenamine
Chlorphenamine or chlorpheniramine , commonly marketed in the form of chlorpheniramine maleate , is a first-generation alkylamine antihistamine used in the prevention of the symptoms of allergic conditions such as rhinitis and urticaria. Its sedative effects are relatively weak compared to other...
, USP 2 mg (an antihistamine
Antihistamine
An H1 antagonist is a histamine antagonist of the H1 receptor that serves to reduce or eliminate effects mediated by histamine, an endogenous chemical mediator released during allergic reactions...
), and Phenylephrine HCl
Phenylephrine
Phenylephrine is a selective α1-adrenergic receptor agonist used primarily as a decongestant, as an agent to dilate the pupil, and to increase blood pressure...
, USP 5 mg (a nasal decongestant).