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*Severe cardiovascular disease
 
*Severe cardiovascular disease
 
*Use with caution in patients with diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, prostatic hypertrophy and glaucoma.
 
*Use with caution in patients with diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, prostatic hypertrophy and glaucoma.
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*Irritability
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*Tachycardia
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*Hypertension
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*Anorexia
    
Use of ephedrine can induce tachycardia and hypertension and animals should be monitored carefully with this in mind.
 
Use of ephedrine can induce tachycardia and hypertension and animals should be monitored carefully with this in mind.
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Ephedrine has been used in Chinese tradition medicine for thousands of years and is a natural product essentially having the same action as epinephrine but different properties.
    
==Phenylephrine==
 
==Phenylephrine==
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'''''Vasporessin is indicated in patients with vasodilatory shock or ventricular fibrillation.'''''
 
'''''Vasporessin is indicated in patients with vasodilatory shock or ventricular fibrillation.'''''
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Vasopressin is a non-catecholamine vasopressor. It is a hypothalamic hormone found in the posterior pituitary which promotes renal reabsorption of water as well as smooth muscle contraction particularly of capillaries and small arterioles. This smooth muscle contraction may lead to decreased blood flow to internal body systems but increased hepatic blood flow.  
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Vasopressin is a non-catecholamine vasopressor. It is a [[Pituitary Gland - Anatomy & Physiology#Antidiuretic Hormone|hypothalamic hormone]] found in the posterior pituitary which promotes renal reabsorption of water as well as smooth muscle contraction particularly of capillaries and small arterioles. This smooth muscle contraction may lead to decreased blood flow to internal body systems but increased hepatic blood flow.  
    
===Contraindications===
 
===Contraindications===
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