Pseudoephedrine (n or n; PSE) is a sympathomimetic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes. It may be used as a nasal/sinus decongestant, as a stimulant, or as a wakefulness-promoting agent. The salts pseudoephedrine hydrochloride and pseudoephedrine sulfate are found in many over-the-counter preparations, either as a single in...
(soo″do-ә-fed´rin) one of the optical isomers of ephedrine, used in the form of the hydrochloride and sulfate salts as a nasal decongestant; administered orally.
[n] - poisonous crystalline alkaloid occurring with ephedrine and isomorphic with it
noun poisonous crystalline alkaloid occurring with ephedrine and isomorphic with it
a dextrorotatory, isomeric compound, CHNO, used as a nasal decongestant.