is nasal oxymetazoline safe for use with hypertension?
Most topical nasal decongestants also carry the warning against unsupervised use with hypertension. This includes oxymetazoline (e.g., Afrin), phenylephrine (e.g., Neo-Synephrine), naphazoline (e.g., Privine), and l-desoxyephedrine/ levmetamfetamine (e.g., Vicks Vapor Inhaler).