Drixine Nasal Spray 15ml — S2 Pharmacy Medicine

Drixine Nasal Spray contains oxymetazoline hydrochloride 0.05%, a long-acting topical decongestant. A short course shrinks swollen nasal blood vessels so you can breathe through your nose again. It is a Schedule 2 Pharmacy Medicine in Australia - no prescription needed, but supplied with pharmacist guidance. TGA-registered, made in Italy. 15ml.

Why choose Drixine Nasal Spray - and the 3-day rule

It is fast and it works locally, which is the appeal. Oral decongestants circulate through the whole body; Drixine Nasal Spray acts on the nasal lining directly, constricting the swollen blood vessels that are physically blocking the airway. For a blocked nose that is stopping you sleeping, that difference is felt within minutes rather than an hour.

The three-day limit is the most important thing on this page. Decongestant nasal sprays cause rebound congestion - rhinitis medicamentosa - if used beyond the labelled short course. The nose becomes blocked because of the spray, the user reaches for it more often, and a dependency loop starts that can take weeks to break. Follow the pack directions on maximum duration, and if you are still blocked after that, see a pharmacist or doctor rather than continuing.

It is genuinely useful for a specific list: blocked nose from colds and flu, sinusitis including sinus pressure and headache, hay fever and allergic rhinitis, and eustachian tube congestion - the blocked-ears problem before a flight. For ongoing allergic rhinitis, though, a steroid nasal spray is the treatment designed for long-term use; a decongestant is for the short course only.

Key features

• Oxymetazoline hydrochloride 0.05% - long-acting decongestant
• Acts topically on the nasal lining, not systemically
• Relieves blocked nose from colds, flu and sinusitis
• For hay fever and allergic rhinitis
• For eustachian tube congestion before flying
• S2 Pharmacy Medicine - no prescription required
• TGA-registered, made in Italy
• 15ml

Specifications

Common uses

The two commonest reasons are a cold that has blocked the nose overnight and a flight with congested ears. It is also used for sinus pressure and seasonal hay fever. Where a child is the patient, this is not the product - Demazin Cold Relief Syrup is the paediatric option, with its own age limits. Otrivin Nasal Spray is the alternative decongestant spray we stock. Stocked with our home and family first aid supplies.