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Xylometazoline

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Alpha-adrenergic nasal decongestant. Registered in Georgia: 2 human medicines. Forms: aerosol / spray, nasal drops.

Dose and use

Doses

We have no dose with a cited source for this substance yet.

Before use

Safety information

Known Contraindications

  • Critical
    Avoid xylometazoline in patients with hypertension or significant cardiovascular disease. Systemic absorption or overdose can cause bradycardia, hypertension, respiratory depression, coma, and convulsions; very small patients may be particularly susceptible.
  • Critical
    Do not use xylometazoline in patients with angle-closure glaucoma.
  • Critical
    Do not use xylometazoline in patients with diabetes mellitus.

Known Drug Interactions

  • Contraindicated Atenolol + Xylometazoline
    Do not combine xylometazoline with beta blockers because additive cardiovascular effects may occur.
    Recommendation: Do not administer concurrently.
Latin name
Xylometazoline
Georgian name
ქსილომეტაზოლინი
Authorisation status
Human medicine, cascade use
No veterinary authorisation was found in any register checked. Veterinary use is off-label, under the prescribing cascade.
Registered in Georgia
2 of 2 forms
Products
Otrivin
Human medicines in Georgia
Bixtonim XYLO, Bixtonim XYLO AROMA, Didrop, Galazolin, hysan Schnupfen-spray, Nazonol, Otrivin, Otrivine Care, Rinomaris, Rinomaris Advance, Rinotheiss, Snup, Tyzine, Xylaspry, Xylo, Xymelin Menthol, Zvezdochka Noz
Human medicines with this substance in the Georgian register of medicines (Ministry of Health), checked on 18 Oct 2026. They are human medicines, not veterinary products; strengths and forms differ.
Controlled in Georgia
No
Checked against the narcotics law, Annex 1, lists I-IV, and Order No. 22/n.
Verified on: 16 Oct 2026
All forms and registration2

Registration in Georgia and abroad: the register, number, validity and source are behind (i).

Otrivin 0.05%, Nasal drops

nasal drops, human medicine
vetman assessment
vetman’s 10-point assessment brings together a product’s regulatory credibility, clinical efficacy, safety and practicality. Cost-effectiveness is assessed only when reliable data are available. It is informational and does not replace a veterinarian’s clinical judgment for an individual patient.
Dog Perioperative nasal vasoconstriction and haemostatic-field adjunct during canine BOAS ala-vestibuloplasty
Not rateable
No numerical score assigned
vetman assessment

Otrivin

0.05%, nasal drops, human medicine
Assessed clinical scopeDog · Perioperative nasal vasoconstriction and haemostatic-field adjunct during canine BOAS ala-vestibuloplasty · On the skin
Care settingSingle clinic-administered exposure under general anaesthesia, continuous cardiovascular monitoring and surgeon-directed nasal delivery.
vetman score Not rateable No numerical score assigned
Evidence confidence: Medium Georgia: Yes, human · № რ-042619 · Verified on 15 Oct 2026 Off-label use
Not rateable

A numerical exact-product score cannot responsibly be assigned. A prospective randomised trial supports 0.1% Otrivin, 0.2 ml per nostril, for one specific canine BOAS operation, but this product is 0.05%. No tested concentration/volume bridge, drop conversion or uncommon-event safety dataset supports substituting the exact presentation.

The new canine trial is a credible positive signal for 0.1% xylometazoline as a single anaesthetised surgical adjunct, not a licence to improvise a 0.05% dose. Keep the exact product unscored and outside the calculator pending a validated bridge.

Important safety and use flags

  • Human 0.05% nasal drops. Georgian/EU/GB human authorisation does not establish veterinary approval; all dog/cat uses and roles are off-label.
  • No exact 0.05% dog/cat dose is established. Do not copy the human child regimen, double volume to imitate 0.1%, convert millilitres to guessed drops or transfer a dog surgical protocol to cats/rhinitis.
  • The canine 0.1% BOAS trial excluded emergency respiratory distress, cardiac disease, suspected coagulopathy and anticoagulant use; safety findings from 17 treated dogs cannot establish uncommon-event safety or validate 0.05%.
  • Systemic absorption, excessive topical dosing or ingestion can cause vomiting, bradycardia/arrhythmia, hypo- or hypertension, poor perfusion, respiratory depression, CNS depression/excitation, tremor, collapse, coma or seizures. Treat exposure signs urgently.
  • Avoid or obtain specialist risk assessment with cardiovascular disease/hypertension, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma, closed-angle glaucoma, dry/atrophic rhinitis or damaged nasal mucosa.
  • Do not combine with another sympathomimetic decongestant. Review MAOI/RIMA use and the 14-day washout, tricyclic/tetracyclic antidepressants, beta-blockers/other antihypertensives, cardiac glycosides, ergot alkaloids and stimulants.
  • The current UK comparator contains benzalkonium chloride, which may irritate nasal mucosa; exact Georgian-pack excipient equivalence is not fully documented. Stop for persistent irritation, bleeding, ulceration or worsening discharge.
  • Keep out of eyes, avoid dropper-tip contamination and do not share one bottle between animals. The UK label discards 28 days after opening and protects from heat; follow the exact supplied pack where it differs.
  • Avoid during pregnancy unless a veterinarian-led benefit-risk assessment finds a compelling need; reproductive animal studies are absent and systemic vasoconstriction is possible.
  • The canine 0.1% BOAS trial excluded emergency respiratory distress, cardiac disease, suspected coagulopathy and anticoagulant use; safety findings from 17 treated dogs cannot establish uncommon-event safety or validate 0.05%.
Assessment sources
  1. Otrivine Child SmPC2024
  2. EU xylometazoline list2023
  3. Veterinary decongestants2024
  4. Imidazoline toxicosis2026
  5. Canine BOAS hemostasis2026
Assessed: 22 Oct 2026No axis or overall score is shown when the available evidence does not support a responsible numerical assessment.
Dog Short-term symptomatic nasal decongestion in canine rhinitis or upper-airway disease
Not rateable
No numerical score assigned
vetman assessment

Otrivin

0.05%, nasal drops, human medicine
Assessed clinical scopeDog · Short-term symptomatic nasal decongestion in canine rhinitis or upper-airway disease · On the skin
Care settingPotential veterinarian-directed topical use only after diagnosis of the obstruction/discharge and assessment of cardiovascular, ocular and mucosal risk.
vetman score Not rateable No numerical score assigned
Evidence confidence: Low Georgia: Yes, human · № რ-042619 · Verified on 15 Oct 2026 Off-label use
Not rateable

A numerical exact-product score cannot responsibly be assigned. Otrivin 0.05% identity and human authorisation are traceable, but no applicable dog rhinitis/congestion trial, intranasal dose, treatment duration, safety study or guideline regimen was found. Human child directions and a different 0.1% canine surgical protocol cannot fill those gaps.

Human decongestant pharmacology is plausible, but exact dog benefit, dose and safe duration are undefined while rebound injury and systemic imidazoline toxicity are real. Keep routine canine use unscored and without a calculator dose.

Important safety and use flags

  • Human 0.05% nasal drops. Georgian/EU/GB human authorisation does not establish veterinary approval; all dog/cat uses and roles are off-label.
  • No exact 0.05% dog/cat dose is established. Do not copy the human child regimen, double volume to imitate 0.1%, convert millilitres to guessed drops or transfer a dog surgical protocol to cats/rhinitis.
  • Symptomatic decongestion must not delay work-up or cause-directed care for foreign body, dental disease, fungal disease, neoplasia, anatomic obstruction or severe infectious/inflammatory disease.
  • Systemic absorption, excessive topical dosing or ingestion can cause vomiting, bradycardia/arrhythmia, hypo- or hypertension, poor perfusion, respiratory depression, CNS depression/excitation, tremor, collapse, coma or seizures. Treat exposure signs urgently.
  • Avoid or obtain specialist risk assessment with cardiovascular disease/hypertension, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma, closed-angle glaucoma, dry/atrophic rhinitis or damaged nasal mucosa.
  • Do not combine with another sympathomimetic decongestant. Review MAOI/RIMA use and the 14-day washout, tricyclic/tetracyclic antidepressants, beta-blockers/other antihypertensives, cardiac glycosides, ergot alkaloids and stimulants.
  • The current UK comparator contains benzalkonium chloride, which may irritate nasal mucosa; exact Georgian-pack excipient equivalence is not fully documented. Stop for persistent irritation, bleeding, ulceration or worsening discharge.
  • Keep out of eyes, avoid dropper-tip contamination and do not share one bottle between animals. The UK label discards 28 days after opening and protects from heat; follow the exact supplied pack where it differs.
  • Avoid during pregnancy unless a veterinarian-led benefit-risk assessment finds a compelling need; reproductive animal studies are absent and systemic vasoconstriction is possible.
  • Symptomatic decongestion must not delay work-up or cause-directed care for foreign body, dental disease, fungal disease, neoplasia, anatomic obstruction or severe infectious/inflammatory disease.
Assessment sources
  1. Otrivine Child SmPC2024
  2. EU xylometazoline list2023
  3. Veterinary decongestants2024
  4. Imidazoline toxicosis2026
Assessed: 22 Oct 2026No axis or overall score is shown when the available evidence does not support a responsible numerical assessment.
Cat Short-term symptomatic nasal decongestion in feline rhinitis or upper-respiratory disease
Not rateable
No numerical score assigned
vetman assessment

Otrivin

0.05%, nasal drops, human medicine
Assessed clinical scopeCat · Short-term symptomatic nasal decongestion in feline rhinitis or upper-respiratory disease · On the skin
Care settingPotential veterinarian-directed adjunct after diagnosis; not a substitute for hydration, saline care, nutrition or cause-directed treatment.
vetman score Not rateable No numerical score assigned
Evidence confidence: Low Georgia: Yes, human · № რ-042619 · Verified on 15 Oct 2026 Off-label use
Not rateable

A numerical exact-product score cannot responsibly be assigned. No feline Otrivin/xylometazoline efficacy trial, intranasal dose, treatment duration or target-animal safety study was found. Current feline respiratory guidance supports saline-based and cause-directed care rather than validating this product; human or canine directions are not transferable.

No credible feline dose-benefit foundation supports routine Otrivin use. Prefer diagnosis and guideline-supported saline/supportive measures; keep this exact product unscored and outside the calculator.

Important safety and use flags

  • Human 0.05% nasal drops. Georgian/EU/GB human authorisation does not establish veterinary approval; all dog/cat uses and roles are off-label.
  • No exact 0.05% dog/cat dose is established. Do not copy the human child regimen, double volume to imitate 0.1%, convert millilitres to guessed drops or transfer a dog surgical protocol to cats/rhinitis.
  • Symptomatic decongestion must not delay work-up or cause-directed care for foreign body, dental disease, fungal disease, neoplasia, anatomic obstruction or severe infectious/inflammatory disease.
  • Systemic absorption, excessive topical dosing or ingestion can cause vomiting, bradycardia/arrhythmia, hypo- or hypertension, poor perfusion, respiratory depression, CNS depression/excitation, tremor, collapse, coma or seizures. Treat exposure signs urgently.
  • Avoid or obtain specialist risk assessment with cardiovascular disease/hypertension, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma, closed-angle glaucoma, dry/atrophic rhinitis or damaged nasal mucosa.
  • Do not combine with another sympathomimetic decongestant. Review MAOI/RIMA use and the 14-day washout, tricyclic/tetracyclic antidepressants, beta-blockers/other antihypertensives, cardiac glycosides, ergot alkaloids and stimulants.
  • The current UK comparator contains benzalkonium chloride, which may irritate nasal mucosa; exact Georgian-pack excipient equivalence is not fully documented. Stop for persistent irritation, bleeding, ulceration or worsening discharge.
  • Keep out of eyes, avoid dropper-tip contamination and do not share one bottle between animals. The UK label discards 28 days after opening and protects from heat; follow the exact supplied pack where it differs.
  • Avoid during pregnancy unless a veterinarian-led benefit-risk assessment finds a compelling need; reproductive animal studies are absent and systemic vasoconstriction is possible.
  • Symptomatic decongestion must not delay work-up or cause-directed care for foreign body, dental disease, fungal disease, neoplasia, anatomic obstruction or severe infectious/inflammatory disease.
Assessment sources
  1. Otrivine Child SmPC2024
  2. EU xylometazoline list2023
  3. Veterinary decongestants2024
  4. Imidazoline toxicosis2026
  5. ABCD 20262026
  6. ABCD FCV guideline2026
Assessed: 22 Oct 2026No axis or overall score is shown when the available evidence does not support a responsible numerical assessment.
Composition / strength
Xylometazoline0.5 mg/ml
Formulation Type
Nasal drops
Administration route
On the skin
Manufacturer
Haleon · United Kingdom
Registration
Georgia Yes, human
In force until 10 May 2028
Human (Ministry of Health, RAMA)
№ რ-042619
Verified on: 15 Oct 2026
 EU Yes, human
Verified on: 16 Oct 2026
 UK Yes, human
№ PL 44673/0147
Verified on: 22 Oct 2026
 US No
Verified on: 16 Oct 2026
Controlled in Georgia
No
Checked against the narcotics law, Annex 1, lists I-IV, and Order No. 22/n.
Verified on: 16 Oct 2026
Information not fully verified No dog or cat dose is established for this exact 0.05% product. Do not copy the human child regimen. A 2026 randomised canine BOAS-surgery trial used 0.1% Otrivin, 0.2 ml per nostril once five minutes before ala-vestibuloplasty; it does not validate 0.05%, and neither doubling the volume nor converting it to drops is supported. Keep both routine congestion and surgical use outside the calculator until an applicable exact-concentration regimen is established.

Otrivin 0.1%, Aerosol / spray

nasal spray, human medicine
vetman assessment
vetman’s 10-point assessment brings together a product’s regulatory credibility, clinical efficacy, safety and practicality. Cost-effectiveness is assessed only when reliable data are available. It is informational and does not replace a veterinarian’s clinical judgment for an individual patient.
Dog Perioperative nasal vasoconstriction and haemostatic-field adjunct during canine BOAS ala-vestibuloplasty
6.6/10
Situational / acceptable
vetman assessment

Otrivin

0.1%, nasal spray, human medicine
Assessed clinical scopeDog · Perioperative nasal vasoconstriction and haemostatic-field adjunct during canine BOAS ala-vestibuloplasty · On the skin
Care settingSingle clinic-administered exposure under general anaesthesia, continuous cardiovascular monitoring and surgeon-directed nasal delivery.
vetman score 6.6/10 Situational / acceptable
Evidence confidence: Medium Georgia: Yes, human · № რ-042640 · Verified on 16 Oct 2026 Off-label use

Promising, narrowly supported clinic-only adjunct for haemorrhage control during canine BOAS ala-vestibuloplasty. The 6.6/10 score does not support routine decongestion, other nasal procedures, repeat dosing, cats or home use.

Regulatory and scientific credibility6.5/10

The current 0.1% spray has traceable Georgian, EU and GB human authorisations and a transparent Haleon SmPC; the canine trial used branded 0.1% Otrivin, but veterinary authorisation and proof of exact current pump/excipient equivalence are absent.

Clinical efficacy7.5/10

A prospective randomised placebo-controlled trial in 30 dogs found 62% lower measured haemorrhage, 30% shorter observed haemostasis and no rescue haemostasis in 17/17 treated dogs after 0.2 ml per nostril once; one small early-stopped trial and one surgical technique limit certainty and generalisation.

Safety and tolerability5.5/10

No monitored cardiovascular complication occurred in 17 treated dogs, but the trial excluded higher-risk patients and was not powered for uncommon events. Systemic imidazoline toxicity, rebound injury and label contraindications remain clinically important.

Clinical practicality7.0/10

A ready 0.1% solution and one pre-incisional administration are workable in an anaesthetised surgical setting, but the studied 0.2 ml volume was measured with a 1 ml syringe; commercial pump actuations are not an interchangeable dose and require deliberate aseptic handling.

Full-course cost-effectiveness-

Price not assessed: no current Georgian clinic acquisition price and no standard comparator-cost dataset were verified.

Important safety and use flags

  • Human 0.1% metered nasal spray. Georgian/EU/GB human authorisation does not establish veterinary approval; all dog/cat uses and roles are off-label.
  • Only one narrow canine surgical regimen is supported: 0.2 ml per nostril once before BOAS ala-vestibuloplasty, measured by syringe under anaesthesia. Do not convert this volume into guessed pump actuations or transfer it to cats, rhinitis, other procedures, repeat dosing or home use.
  • Limit exposure to the minimum veterinarian-justified course. Prolonged or excessive use can cause tolerance, rebound congestion/hyperaemia and mucosal injury or atrophy; worsening obstruction requires diagnosis, not continued dosing.
  • Systemic absorption, excessive topical dosing or ingestion can cause vomiting, bradycardia/arrhythmia, hypo- or hypertension, poor perfusion, respiratory depression, CNS depression/excitation, tremor, collapse, coma or seizures. Treat exposure signs urgently.
  • Avoid or obtain specialist risk assessment with cardiovascular disease/hypertension, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma, closed-angle glaucoma, dry/atrophic rhinitis or damaged nasal mucosa.
  • Do not combine with another sympathomimetic decongestant. Review MAOI/RIMA use and the 14-day washout, tricyclic/tetracyclic antidepressants, beta-blockers/other antihypertensives, cardiac glycosides, ergot alkaloids and stimulants.
  • The current UK comparator contains benzalkonium chloride, which may irritate nasal mucosa; exact Georgian-pack excipient equivalence is not fully documented. Stop for persistent irritation, bleeding, ulceration or worsening discharge.
  • Keep out of eyes, avoid nozzle contamination and do not share one bottle between animals. Prime and re-prime only as the exact supplied pump directs; priming sprays are not patient doses. The current UK comparator permits use to shelf life after opening, but follow the exact Georgian pack where it differs.
  • Avoid during pregnancy unless a veterinarian-led benefit-risk assessment finds a compelling need; reproductive animal studies are absent and systemic vasoconstriction is possible.
  • The canine 0.1% BOAS trial excluded emergency respiratory distress, cardiac disease, suspected coagulopathy and anticoagulant use; safety findings from 17 treated dogs cannot establish uncommon-event safety, other procedures or repeated exposure.
Assessment sources
  1. Otrivine 0.1% Spray SmPC2025
  2. EU xylometazoline list2023
  3. Veterinary decongestants2024
  4. Imidazoline toxicosis2026
  5. Canine BOAS hemostasis2026
Assessed: 22 Oct 2026The overall score uses 25/25/25/15/10 weights. An unassessed price is excluded and the remaining weights are proportionally renormalised.
Dog Short-term symptomatic nasal decongestion in canine rhinitis or upper-airway disease
Not rateable
No numerical score assigned
vetman assessment

Otrivin

0.1%, nasal spray, human medicine
Assessed clinical scopeDog · Short-term symptomatic nasal decongestion in canine rhinitis or upper-airway disease · On the skin
Care settingPotential veterinarian-directed topical use only after diagnosis of the obstruction/discharge and assessment of cardiovascular, ocular and mucosal risk.
vetman score Not rateable No numerical score assigned
Evidence confidence: Low Georgia: Yes, human · № რ-042640 · Verified on 16 Oct 2026 Off-label use
Not rateable

A numerical exact-product score cannot responsibly be assigned for routine canine congestion. Otrivin 0.1% identity and human authorisation are traceable, but no applicable dog rhinitis trial, repeat-dose regimen, duration or target-animal safety study was found; the one-off BOAS surgical protocol cannot fill those gaps.

Human decongestant pharmacology is plausible, but routine canine benefit, repeat dose and safe duration are undefined while rebound injury and systemic imidazoline toxicity are real. Keep congestion use unscored and without a calculator dose.

Important safety and use flags

  • Human 0.1% metered nasal spray. Georgian/EU/GB human authorisation does not establish veterinary approval; all dog/cat uses and roles are off-label.
  • Only one narrow canine surgical regimen is supported: 0.2 ml per nostril once before BOAS ala-vestibuloplasty, measured by syringe under anaesthesia. Do not convert this volume into guessed pump actuations or transfer it to cats, rhinitis, other procedures, repeat dosing or home use.
  • Limit exposure to the minimum veterinarian-justified course. Prolonged or excessive use can cause tolerance, rebound congestion/hyperaemia and mucosal injury or atrophy; worsening obstruction requires diagnosis, not continued dosing.
  • Systemic absorption, excessive topical dosing or ingestion can cause vomiting, bradycardia/arrhythmia, hypo- or hypertension, poor perfusion, respiratory depression, CNS depression/excitation, tremor, collapse, coma or seizures. Treat exposure signs urgently.
  • Avoid or obtain specialist risk assessment with cardiovascular disease/hypertension, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma, closed-angle glaucoma, dry/atrophic rhinitis or damaged nasal mucosa.
  • Do not combine with another sympathomimetic decongestant. Review MAOI/RIMA use and the 14-day washout, tricyclic/tetracyclic antidepressants, beta-blockers/other antihypertensives, cardiac glycosides, ergot alkaloids and stimulants.
  • The current UK comparator contains benzalkonium chloride, which may irritate nasal mucosa; exact Georgian-pack excipient equivalence is not fully documented. Stop for persistent irritation, bleeding, ulceration or worsening discharge.
  • Keep out of eyes, avoid nozzle contamination and do not share one bottle between animals. Prime and re-prime only as the exact supplied pump directs; priming sprays are not patient doses. The current UK comparator permits use to shelf life after opening, but follow the exact Georgian pack where it differs.
  • Avoid during pregnancy unless a veterinarian-led benefit-risk assessment finds a compelling need; reproductive animal studies are absent and systemic vasoconstriction is possible.
  • Symptomatic decongestion must not delay work-up or cause-directed care for foreign body, dental disease, fungal disease, neoplasia, anatomic obstruction or severe infectious/inflammatory disease.
Assessment sources
  1. Otrivine 0.1% Spray SmPC2025
  2. EU xylometazoline list2023
  3. Veterinary decongestants2024
  4. Imidazoline toxicosis2026
Assessed: 22 Oct 2026No axis or overall score is shown when the available evidence does not support a responsible numerical assessment.
Cat Short-term symptomatic nasal decongestion in feline rhinitis or upper-respiratory disease
Not rateable
No numerical score assigned
vetman assessment

Otrivin

0.1%, nasal spray, human medicine
Assessed clinical scopeCat · Short-term symptomatic nasal decongestion in feline rhinitis or upper-respiratory disease · On the skin
Care settingPotential veterinarian-directed adjunct after diagnosis; not a substitute for hydration, saline care, nutrition or cause-directed treatment.
vetman score Not rateable No numerical score assigned
Evidence confidence: Low Georgia: Yes, human · № რ-042640 · Verified on 16 Oct 2026 Off-label use
Not rateable

A numerical exact-product score cannot responsibly be assigned. No feline Otrivin/xylometazoline efficacy trial, intranasal dose, treatment duration or target-animal safety study was found. Current feline respiratory guidance supports saline-based and cause-directed care rather than validating this product; human or canine directions are not transferable.

No credible feline dose-benefit foundation supports routine Otrivin use. Prefer diagnosis and guideline-supported saline/supportive measures; keep this exact product unscored and outside the calculator.

Important safety and use flags

  • Human 0.1% metered nasal spray. Georgian/EU/GB human authorisation does not establish veterinary approval; all dog/cat uses and roles are off-label.
  • Only one narrow canine surgical regimen is supported: 0.2 ml per nostril once before BOAS ala-vestibuloplasty, measured by syringe under anaesthesia. Do not convert this volume into guessed pump actuations or transfer it to cats, rhinitis, other procedures, repeat dosing or home use.
  • Limit exposure to the minimum veterinarian-justified course. Prolonged or excessive use can cause tolerance, rebound congestion/hyperaemia and mucosal injury or atrophy; worsening obstruction requires diagnosis, not continued dosing.
  • Systemic absorption, excessive topical dosing or ingestion can cause vomiting, bradycardia/arrhythmia, hypo- or hypertension, poor perfusion, respiratory depression, CNS depression/excitation, tremor, collapse, coma or seizures. Treat exposure signs urgently.
  • Avoid or obtain specialist risk assessment with cardiovascular disease/hypertension, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma, closed-angle glaucoma, dry/atrophic rhinitis or damaged nasal mucosa.
  • Do not combine with another sympathomimetic decongestant. Review MAOI/RIMA use and the 14-day washout, tricyclic/tetracyclic antidepressants, beta-blockers/other antihypertensives, cardiac glycosides, ergot alkaloids and stimulants.
  • The current UK comparator contains benzalkonium chloride, which may irritate nasal mucosa; exact Georgian-pack excipient equivalence is not fully documented. Stop for persistent irritation, bleeding, ulceration or worsening discharge.
  • Keep out of eyes, avoid nozzle contamination and do not share one bottle between animals. Prime and re-prime only as the exact supplied pump directs; priming sprays are not patient doses. The current UK comparator permits use to shelf life after opening, but follow the exact Georgian pack where it differs.
  • Avoid during pregnancy unless a veterinarian-led benefit-risk assessment finds a compelling need; reproductive animal studies are absent and systemic vasoconstriction is possible.
  • Symptomatic decongestion must not delay work-up or cause-directed care for foreign body, dental disease, fungal disease, neoplasia, anatomic obstruction or severe infectious/inflammatory disease.
Assessment sources
  1. Otrivine 0.1% Spray SmPC2025
  2. EU xylometazoline list2023
  3. Veterinary decongestants2024
  4. Imidazoline toxicosis2026
  5. ABCD 20262026
  6. ABCD FCV guideline2026
Assessed: 22 Oct 2026No axis or overall score is shown when the available evidence does not support a responsible numerical assessment.
Composition / strength
Xylometazoline1 mg/ml
Formulation Type
Aerosol / spray
Administration route
On the skin
Manufacturer
Haleon · United Kingdom
Registration
Georgia Yes, human
In force until 05 May 2028
Human (Ministry of Health, RAMA)
In the register: ოტრივინი 0.1%, ცხვირის სპრეი
№ რ-042640
Verified on: 16 Oct 2026
 EU Yes, human
Verified on: 16 Oct 2026
 UK Yes, human
№ PL 44673/0184
Verified on: 22 Oct 2026
 US No
Verified on: 16 Oct 2026
Controlled in Georgia
No
Checked against the narcotics law, Annex 1, lists I-IV, and Order No. 22/n.
Verified on: 16 Oct 2026
Information not fully verified No dog or cat dose is established for routine congestion with this product. One 2026 randomised canine BOAS-surgery trial used the matching 0.1% Otrivin concentration, 0.2 ml per nostril once five minutes before ala-vestibuloplasty, delivered reproducibly with a 1 ml syringe rather than by an assumed number of commercial pump actuations. Keep that clinic-only protocol out of the general dose calculator; do not transfer it to rhinitis, cats, other nasal procedures or home use.

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