Drug classes

Vasoconstrictors

MFDS drug class 02160

Vasoconstrictors are a classification of drugs that constrict blood vessels to regulate blood flow.

Commonly used for

What kind of medicines are these?

Vasoconstrictors are used to narrow blood vessels, reduce blood flow, or raise blood pressure. They are primarily used to alleviate symptoms such as hypotension, nasal congestion, and bleeding. They are also used to reduce bleeding during surgery or relieve congestion.

These medications act on vascular smooth muscle to cause vasoconstriction. This results in a narrowing of the diameter within the blood vessels, leading to decreased blood flow or increased blood pressure. They primarily work by stimulating the sympathetic nervous system receptors.

Good to know

In contrast to vasodilators, vasoconstrictors work to narrow blood vessels. Vasoconstrictors are mainly used for blood pressure control or suppression of bleeding, while vasodilators are used for improving blood flow or lowering blood pressure.

Medicines in this class

Even within the same class, dosage form and prescription status can differ.

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Drug classes are only attached to medicines covered by the MFDS pill identification data, so this list does not include every medicine.

SourceKorea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Drug Safety Korea)

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Ingredient and class descriptions are not part of MFDS data and were written separately by Cashdoc.
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