Use of Paediatric Xylometazoline Nasal Drop is not a Child’s Play in Hypertensive Patients on Bisoprolol: A Case Report

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.

Cite this article as:

Bhalla Hira *, Gupta Abhishek and Patel Tejas , Use of Paediatric Xylometazoline Nasal Drop is not a Child’s Play in Hypertensive Patients on Bisoprolol: A Case Report, Current Drug Safety 2021; 16(3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574886316666210114094856