Cautions of Decongestant drugs

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Decongestants are not suitable for young children, and should be used with caution by people who:

are diabetic,
have high blood pressure (hypertension),
are being treated for overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism),
have ischaemic heart disease, where the supply of blood to the heart is reduced, causing conditions such as angina, heart attack or narrowing of the arteries (atherosclerosis), or
are taking anti-depressant medication known as Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs).