Phenylephrine

Also known as: Neo-synephrine Phenylephrine hydrochloride

Active ingredient description

Phenylephrine is a sympathomimetic agent with mainly direct effects on adrenergic receptors. It has predominantly alpha adrenergic activity and is without stimulating effects on the central nervous system. The sympathomimetic effect of phenylephrine produces vasoconstriction which in turn relieves nasal congestion.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code
Group title
Classification
Phenylephrine
C Cardiovascular system → C01 Cardiac therapy → C01C Cardiac stimulants excl. cardiac glycosides → C01CA Adrenergic and dopaminergic agents
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Phenylephrine
R Respiratory system → R01 Nasal preparations → R01A Decongestants and other nasal preparations for topical use → R01AA Sympathomimetics, plain
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Phenylephrine
R Respiratory system → R01 Nasal preparations → R01A Decongestants and other nasal preparations for topical use → R01AB Sympathomimetics, combinations excl. corticosteroids
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Phenylephrine
R Respiratory system → R01 Nasal preparations → R01B Nasal decongestants for systemic use → R01BA Sympathomimetics
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Phenylephrine
S Sensory organs → S01 Ophthalmologicals → S01F Mydriatics and cycloplegics → S01FB Sympathomimetics excl. antiglaucoma preparations
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Phenylephrine
S Sensory organs → S01 Ophthalmologicals → S01G Decongestants and antiallergics → S01GA Sympathomimetics used as decongestants
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title
Type
Country
Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
UK
Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
UK

Medicines

Phenylephrine is the active ingredient of these drugs:

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United States

Phenylephrine is also found within below combination drugs:

ABBLE , ABERCROM , ADARAN , ADVATUSIN , AIDRINEX , AIRACOLIN , ALCONASE , ALEGRIP T , ALERCET DF , ALERPASOL F , ALGESIC RHUME , AMANOLIN , ANSOLON , ANSPANED , ANTICATARRAL , ANTISS D , APOGRIP , ARAFRIOL , ARCOMIN , ARIKAN , ARIZEN , ARKINAS , ARTOBETAMIN , ASMADRIL , ASTONI , ATINASAL , AURIMEL , BACTERMIN , BALARIO , BALLIO , BAMITON , BARATON , BECHIMON , BEECHAMS ALL-IN-ONE , BEECHAMS COLD & FLU , BEECHAMS COLD AND FLU HOT , BEECHAMS FLU-PLUS , BEECHAMS FLU-PLUS HOT , BEECHAMS HOT LEMON , BENEGRIP MULTI , BENEGRIP MULTI DIA , BENITAPP , BENSATAMINE , BENYPHED , BERITON , BERKALER PLUS , BETACAPINE , BETALIX , BETARON , BETHOLIN , BIALERGE , BIOGLOZYL , BISALTON , BISOLGRIP , BISOMINIL , BOBOMED , BODI COUGH & FLU , BONCOL FORTE , BONOMED , BRANDIT , BRENDOLIN , BRIANOLIN , BROCOMINE , BROMETONE , BROMOCAP , BROMPHEN , BRONCHOGRIP , CAD-FORTE , CALMAX , CAMILOLIN , CANNEX , CAPSIFLU , CAPSIFLU TOTAL , CARBOMED , CARBOMIN , CARBROSO , CARHILL , CARILOX , CARINAS , CARLYSO , CARPARSO , CELEBES , CELLTIC , CETAMIN , CHELSOLIN , CHOLIGRIP , CIMEGRIPE , CIMEGRIPE DIA , CLARITYNE D-NF , CO-CHYMIN , CO-FLUENZA , CO-FLUZA , CO-PHENYLCAINE , CO-SENDEN , CO-SNEZET , CODACIN , CODANTIN , CODRAL COLD & FLU , CODRAL COLD & FLU + MUCUS COUGH , CODRAL DAY & NIGHT , CODRAL RELIEF COLD & FLU , COFENZA , COFLUCOF , COLDAFED , COLDARIN , COLDCAP , COLDEC-F , COLDESLIN-FORTE , COLDEX , COLDIKA FLU & COUGH , COLDINA-S , COLDMAX , COLDMINLIN , COLDOMIN , COLDOTAPP-N , COLDOZET , COLDPIX , COLDREX , COLDREX COMPLEX GRIP , COLDREX HOTEX , COLDREX HOTREM , COLDREX JUNIOR , COLDREX JUNIOR C , COLDREX MAXGRIP , COLDSCAP , COLDSED COLD & FLU & COUGH , COLDSEDIN , COLDSIN , COLDSPAN , COLDSTOP , COLDTOP-FORTE , COLDTROL , COLFALIN COLD RELIEF , COLIDIN , COLINIX , COLKOF-DAY , COLNIDIN , COLTALIN B1 , COLTALIN COUGH HOT REMEDY , COLTALIN DAY & NIGHT , COLTALIN-GP , COLTALIN-GP EXTRA , COLTALIN-ND , COLTRAN , COMYLLONE , CONFUSIL , CONGESTED COLD & COUGH , CONTROCOLD , CONTROMIN , CORAWAY , CORENZA PARA-C , CORICAP , CORION , CORISTINA D , CORISTINA NOITE , CORISTOP , CORTIOFTAL-F , COTARIN , COTRAMINE , COTUSED , COTUSSIC , COUSOL , CRAMPOLI , CYCLOMYDRIL , DALIKAN , DECOLDAN , DECONGEX PLUS , DECOZEP , DEGORAN C , DEGORAN FIZZY , DEMAZIN , DENACOL , DESENFRIOL D , DETROLI , DEX-CO , DEXCOLIN , DEXTROLAX , DILOTAB II , DIMAXIN , DIME-COLD , DIMECAP , DIMEFORT , DIMEGAN D , DIMETA-2 , DIMETAPP , DIMETAPP COLD & FLU , DIMETAPP DM COUGH & COLD , DIMETAPP EXTRA STRENGTH , DIMETAPP EXTRA STRENGTH DM COUGH & COLD , DIMETAPP-C , DINEXOL , DIOPPEX , DOLENGRIP , DOLFENESPID , DOLIRHUME EXTRA , DOLOMIN , DRISTAN COLD & FLU , DRISTAN NASAL MIST , DUOFLUE CHILDREN COLD , DUOFLUE COLD , DUORIN , DURACOLD , EASCOLD , ECHOVO , EEZE COUGH & COLD , ELOKWEI COLD , ENAMIDE , ENSINU , ENTOP PLUS , ENVIL KATAR , ENZACOV , EPITON , ESSIGRIP , EUROCOLD , EURORECTAL , EUROTAPP , EXCELOLIN , F-ANTICOLD , F-BEMILING FORTE , FANCO , FASCOMIN , FASTCOLIN , FASTLIN-FORTE , FEBRISAN , FEBRISTAK , FEDDAR , FENCOLD , FINALIN GRIPE , FIRMBO , FLAVIT-AV , FLEMISOL GRIPE , FLUCOA , FLUCOL , FLUCOL COLD RELIEF , FLUCOLIEF-FORTE , FLUCOMED , FLUCOMINE , FLUCONIL , FLUCONTROL , FLUFIN AM , FLUGAL COLD RELIEF , FLUGAL FLU & COUGH , FLUKIT F , FLUKIT PLUS , FLURITOX F , FLURITOX INN , FLUSTAD , FLUSTAR , FLUSTOP , FLUTURAN , FLUZEP , FLUZETRIN F , FOPPIZEP , FORESTOMIN , FOSALOX , FOTORRETIN , FRENAGRIP , FRICOLD , FURININ COLD , FUTALIN , FUTARA , FYDRANE , GABRICOSIN , GAVANCOSIN , GELOGRIP , GELOPROMT , GENFARGRIP , GENFARGRIP NOCHE , GORIDERM , GRACICOSIN , GRIFLUXX , GRIPACHECK , GRIPALCE , GRIPALNORM , GRIPAVICKS , GRIPEN F , GRIPEOL , GRIPEX HOT , GRIPEX SN , GRIPEX THERMAL , GRIVER , GUAIDEX COLD , GUARDPON , HARMEN , HEALCOMIN , HEALCORIN , HEMODIN , HEXARINE , HISTALIFE , HISTALORAN , HISTENOL II , HISTIACIL FLU , HOTEX , HUNFANINE , IBUFIX , IBUSIN , ICOLOCE , IGLOIE , INFLUBENE , ISOMAZEP , ITALGRIP , JERICAP , JETERIL , JUNAMED , JUSCOMIN , KAISECOSIN , KALLASO , KALLERMIN , KARDOSEP , KARECIN , KARENCODIN , KARENCODIN-NF , KARENCOSED , KARENCOSED-NF , KARETON , KARETUSSOL , KARFLUZA , KARINCO , KARNIZEP , KAROXIN , KARPHENIMIN , KEEDEX , KELANRIN , KENTON , KERENCOSIN , KERNGRIP , KIDDYFLU , KINAX , KNOCKFLU , KOFLUZA , KOLDAREX , KOLDAXIN , KOSARIL , KOVZA , LAGRIPAL , LAINACOSIN , LAMOSIN , LASODIN , LECON-FORTE , LEMONFLU NF , LEMONFLU NINOS , LEMSIP , LEMSIP COUGH MAX , LEMSIP FLEXI , LEMSIP MAX COLD & FLU , LEVOC NF , LEVOPHANE EXTRA , LIBERIN , LIMISAN , LINALON , LINCTUSSIN , LINDERTON , LIPIDON , LIVETON-FORTE , LOFUTAL , LOMAZOL D , LOSIVEN , LYDONCOSIN , LYHEXINE , LYSOCAPINE , MACHONIC , MAIRICOSIN , MANOSEP , MARKIST , MASETON , MASSACTY , MAXICLEAR COLD & FLU RELIEF , MAXICLEAR COLD & NASAL , MAXICLEAR HAYFEVER & SINUS RELIEF , MAXICLEAR PE , MAXICLEAR SINUS & PAIN RELIEF , MAXIGESIC PE , MECOLD PLUS , MECOSTOP , MEDIX SINUS PE , MEHISDIN-P , MERACET , MERCENA , MERICOL COLD FLU & COUGH , MERIZEP , MEXALEN COMPLEX , MILANCOSIN , MODAFEN GRIP , MUCINEX COLD & FLU , MUCINEX MULTI-ACTION COLD AND SINUS , MUCINEX MULTI-ACTION COLD FLU AND SORE THROAT , MULTIGRIP , MYDRANE , MYDREPHRINE-P , MYDRIASERT , MYDRIN-P , NALDECON , NALDECON DIA , NALDECON NOITE , NASACARE , NASACIN , NASALIV , NASALTON , NASECO-F , NASOCOL , NASTHOL , NECTICAN , NEOCITRAN COLD AND SORE THROAT NIGHT , NEOCITRAN EXTRA STRENGTH COLD AND CONGESTION , NEOCITRAN EXTRA STRENGTH COLD AND SINUS NIGHT , NEOCITRAN EXTRA STRENGTH TOTAL COLD , NEOCITRAN EXTRA STRENGTH TOTAL COLD NIGHT , NEOCITRAN TOTAL COLD NIGHT , NEOCOD , NEOGRIPAL F , NEOSOCOL , NEWZEP , NICHOCOSIN , NILDIZZ COLD , NOGRIP , NOLANCOSIN , NONAR , NONAR H , NORAVER DIA , NORAVER G , NORAVER G FAST , NORIKA FLU & COUGH , NORMOGRIP , NORMOTEMP AF , NOROSE , NOSCAPECT , NOSCAPECT-NF , NOSCOFED , NOSCOFED-NF , NOSEPINE , NOSTRAMIN , NUROFEN COLD & FLU PE , NUROFEN COLD AND FLU RELIEF , NUROFEN DAY AND NIGHT , NUSAFE FLU & COUGH , O KITA , O KITA PLUS , OKALGRIP , OMIDRIA , ONEGRIPE , ONWARD , OPTICOLD , OTARAX , OTRIVIN ALLERGY , PAIDOTERIN , PAMOL C , PAMOL KF , PANADOL COLD & COUGH , PANADOL COLD & FLU & COUGH , PANOZ-COL , PARACEFED , PARACEFED-NF , PARALEN , PEMASIL , PENISUL , PENTAGRIP , PERFENOL , PERRIGO COLD & FLU , PHARMAGRIP , PHENETAPS , PHENTAMOL , PHOLEPHAMINE , PHOLTEX PLUS , PLABLIC , PLAVIDOX , POLARMIN , POLOPIRYNA COMPLEX , POURKE , PREDNEFRIN , PRETALIN , PROFESIN COLD , PROFEXIN , PROPALGINA PLUS , PROPERIO , PROSCO , PROTAPPZ , Q-COLD , QUICKTON-FORTE , RALICOLD , RAMANCOSIN , RAMATIN , RAPIGRIP , RAPIZED , RESFEDRYL , RESFENOL , RESFRIBETT , RESPRIN , RHINO-COMFORT , RHINOBOL , RHINODINA DF , RHINOSED , RHINOTAB , RHINOTON , RICOFLU , RINEX , RINOFREN , RINOLAST D , RINOMICINE , ROBITUSSIN PE , ROCIOCOSIN , ROSUX , SADICON , SANBRON , SANIDEX , SANSOMIN , SEDALMERCK , SENSIBIT D NF , SENSIBIT D PEDIATRICO , SERRAGRIP , SERVASE , SHIELDOMIN , SHOTAMIN , SINCOLIN , SINGRIPAL F , SINOF FLU & COUGH , SINU-AID , SINUCAP , SINUFORT , SINULAX , SINUMEDIN , SINUPAIN , SINUPHEN , SINUTAB PLUS , SINUTONE , SINUZEP , SMARIDA , SMAT , SOFRAMYCIN , SOLARON , SONIREX , SPEDA-COLD , STEPIN-COLD , STILGRIP , SUDA-COLD JUNIOR , SUDAFED SINUS MAX STRENGTH , SUDAFED SINUS PAIN RELIEF , SUITANI , SUNFLU , SUPREME COUGH , SWISPARA , SYNALAR NASAL , T-BRAX GRIPE , TABCIN , TABCIN ACTIVE , TABCIN INFANTIL , TABCIN NOCHE , TAKCOLIN , TANTOGRIP , TANTUM FLU , TAPLEM , TEMPOCAPS , TERMALGIN GRIPE , THERAFLU , THERAFLU DAYTIME , THERAFLU MAX GRIP , THERAFLU TD , TIPEX COLD RELIEF , TOCAN , TONOGRIPAL PLUS , TRIAMINIC CHEST & NASAL CONGESTION , TRIAMINIC COLD & ALLERGY , TRIAMINIC DAY TIME COLD & COUGH , TRIFLUNEX , TRIMEDAL , TRIOVAL NF , TSOISPAN , TSOITAII , TUSELIN , TUSSEDIN , TYLEX FLU , U-COLCAP , ULTRA-ANSOL , ULTRACOLD , UMBRAL GRIPGEL , UMBRAMIL GRIP , UNI-COLD , UNI-VASIN , UNIFLU COLDS & FLU , UNIFLU WITH GREGOVITE C , UNIHIST , VANECOLD , VENOCLEAN , VIBROCIL , VIBROCIL-S , VICKS ANTIGRIP COMPLEX , VICKS ANTIGRIP MAX , VIDATAMINE , VIDATAPP FORTE , VIMIX-COLD , VIRALKEY , VIRO-GRIP , VISKZEP-CHILD , VITARINE , WAHTATSY , WELLCOMIN , WENNEX , WENTICOLD , WINFLU , WYCOX , XENZEP , YESON CHILDREN , ZANXOL , ZENIDONE , ZENNACO , ZERTICOLD , ZIBON CHILDREN , ZUTAN

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

Chemical formula: C₉H₁₃NO₂
Molecular mass: 167.205 g/mol

3D molecular structure

3D representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 59-42-7
CAS Substance: 61-76-7
DrugBank Drug: DB00388
KEGG Drug: D08365
PubChem Compound: 6041
RxNorm Ingredient: 8163
SNOMED-CT Concept: 372771005
Phenylephrine (substance)
UNII Identifier: 1WS297W6MV
PHENYLEPHRINE