Ephedrine and similarly structured drugs like pseudoephedrine and phenylephrine are medications that can be used as either decongestants or vasopressors depending on the way they are administered. In this mnemonic video we'll cover important facts about ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylephrine so you'll be ready come test day. My friend and I just got back the results of the final test that officially makes us federal agents or feds as some people call us.
Doesn't the word fed sound a lot like the drug name ephedrine? Let us feds remind you that this scene is about ephedrine. And since we're wearing suits, like all feds do, that can also remind you of the related drug pseudoephedrine. There's one more drug name you should know, so let's move on to our next symbol. I mentioned earlier that we took our federal final exam.
Unfortunately, my friend here didn't pass the final. Take a look at that big F on the front of his final. The way my friend took his final and got an F reminds me of the drug phenylephrine. Final F for phenylephrine.
Make sense? Now that we're familiar with all the drug names, let's move on to the different clinical uses. Watch the full version of this video and learn more about this topic by clicking above the left arrow. Click above the right arrow or visit pixarize.com to explore other topics we cover in videos similar to this one.