Tramazoline

{{Short description|Chemical used as a nasal decongestant}}

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Tramazoline is a chemical that is used in the form of tramazoline hydrochloride in nasal decongestant preparations.{{cite web| author= |title=Spray-Tish Consumer Information|url=http://www.mydr.com.au/medicines/cmis/spray-tish-nasal-spray |website= MyDr.com.au|accessdate=16 April 2011}} It is an α-adrenergic receptor agonist that inhibits secretion of nasal mucus.

It was patented in 1961 and came into medical use in 1962.{{cite book | vauthors = Fischer J, Ganellin CR |title=Analogue-based Drug Discovery |date=2006 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-3-527-60749-5 |page=552 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FjKfqkaKkAAC&pg=PA552 |language= en}}