Pedia Care Decongestant
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Pseudoephedrine
Pseudoephedrine (PSE) is a sympathomimetic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes. It may be used as a nasal/sinus decongestant, as a stimulant, or as a wakefulness-promoting agent[4] in higher doses.[5] It was first characterized in 1889, by the German chemists Ladenburg and Oelschlägel, who used a sample that had been isolated from Ephedra vulgaris by the Merck pharmaceutical corporation of Darmstadt, Germany.[6] The...
Dextromethorphan + Pseudoephedrine
Dextromethorphan, often referred to as DXM, is a medication most often used as a cough suppressant in over-the-counter cold and cough medicines. It is sold in syrup, tablet, spray, and lozenge forms. It is in the morphinan class of medications with sedative, dissociative, and stimulant properties (at lower doses). Dextromethorphan does not have a significant affinity for the mu-opioid receptor activity typical of morphinan compounds and exerts its therapeutic effects through several other rec...
Chlorpheniramine + Dextromethorphan + Pseudoephedrine
Cold medicines are a group of medications taken individually or in combination as a treatment for the symptoms of the common cold and similar conditions of the upper respiratory tract. The term encompasses a broad array of drugs, including analgesics, antihistamines and decongestants, among many others. It also includes drugs which are marketed as cough suppressants or antitussives, but their effectiveness in reducing cough symptoms is unclear or minimal.[1][2]...
decongestant ## Hi My son is 4 months old and weighs 7.27 kgs. He is having cough since two days. Today afternoon he vomited cough with milk(he is only on breast milk). He passed green stool once. I showed him to a doc. He has prescribed the following medicines Zifi50 - 3.5 ml twice a day Ambrodil-lx - 3.5 ml thrice a day Merizyme drops - 10 drops thrice a day Enterogermina twice a day I gave him the prescribed medicines and immediately within a minute he fell forcefully asleep. I am worried about the folkowing Are the medicines and doses prescribed correct? If not will it harm my baby? Is taking all these medicines together ok? Should there be a gap between 2 medicines? Plz reply asap. I m really worried Thank you
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Chlorpheniramine + Dextromethorphan + Pseudoephedrine
Cold medicines are a group of medications taken individually or in combination as a treatment for the symptoms of the common cold and similar conditions of the upper respiratory tract. The term encompasses a broad array of drugs, including analgesics, antihistamines and decongestants, among many others. It also includes drugs which are marketed as cough suppressants or antitussives, but their effectiveness in reducing cough symptoms is unclear or minimal.[1][2]...