| Category of Drug | Phenylephrine is Ophthalmological Preparations drug |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Phenylephrine is 1. Used in cough syrups 2. Hypotension 3. Mydriatic for eye conditions 4. Uveitis 5. Wide-angle glaucoma 6. Refraction 7. Ophthalmoscopic examinations |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | DROPS |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Hypertension 2. Pregnancy 3. Narrow-angle glaucoma |
| Precautions | 1. Coronary 2. Mesenteric 3. Peripheral vascular thrombosis 4. Prinzmetal’s variant angina 5. Hyperthyroidism 6. Diabetes Mellitus 7. Hypoxia or hypercapnia 8. Uncorrected hypovolaemia |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Headache 2. Hypertension 3. Bradycardia 4. Arrhythmias 5. Peripheral ischaemia |
| Pregnancy Category | C |
