Title:Use of Paediatric Xylometazoline Nasal Drop is not a Child’s Play in Hypertensive Patients on Bisoprolol: A Case Report
Volume: 16
Issue: 3
Author(s): Hira Bhalla*, Abhishek Gupta and Tejas Patel
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur,India
Keywords:
Xylometazoline, sympathomimetic agent, bisoprolol, interaction, hypertensive urgency, intranasal.
Abstract:
Background: Xylometazoline, a sympathomimetic agent, is considered safe in hypertensive
patients as a relief measure for nasal congestion with intranasal application.
Case Report: In the present case, a 58-year old male patient, having ischemic heart disease, controlled
hypertension on telmisartan and bisoprolol, experienced hypertensive urgency in a span of
two hours of intranasal administration of the paediatric formulation of xylometazoline.
Conclusion: The interaction with bisoprolol should be kept in mind while using xylometazoline.
