In this article, we will consider drugs containing pseudoephedrine. This substance is an organic chemical compound, a derivative of phenylethylamine. Contained in preparations that are aimed at treating diseases of the upper respiratory canals. This element has a constricting effect on blood vessels, reducing blood flow to swollen nasal passages and other tissues, which reduces the volume of secretions and reduces swelling of the mucous membranes, restoring the ability to breathe normally. Pseudoephedrine is found in various types of plants, such as yew.
Pseudoephedrine-containing drugs
In many countries of the world, including Russia, pseudoephedrine is included in the list of components that are used to manufacturedrugs. They make a homemade type of drug from it with a strong psychostimulant effect, quickly leading to dementia. On the pharmaceutical market, with the addition of this substance, a number of medicines are made, which include the following medicines:
- Dynafed Plus.
- Tylenol.
- Clarinase 12.
- Mulsineks.
- Nurofen Stopcold.
- Solvin Plus.
- Rinasek.
- Pyranol Plus.
This is not the whole list of pseudoephedrine-containing drugs. Let's take a closer look at some of them.
Dynafed
This is a combined medical product, whose effectiveness is due to the components that make up its composition. "Dynafed Plus" has an antipyretic, analgesic and vasoconstrictive effect on the body.
This drug is indicated for hyperthermia, moderate pain syndrome, as well as nasal congestion due to colds, hay fever and various types of allergic reactions. Many pseudoephedrine products are available without prescriptions.
This medication is completely contraindicated if the patient suffers from severe arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease, liver failure. Also, it cannot be prescribed to persons under twelve years of age and in the presence of arterial hypertension, hyperthyroidism, diabetes mellitus and in old age.
As part of the treatment of adults, as well as children whoolder than twelve years, two tablets are prescribed orally every six hours. The maximum daily dose is eight tablets.
Tylenol cold remedy
We continue to consider pseudoephedrine-containing drugs.
Tylenol has analgesic and antipyretic properties. The drug acts as a decongestant, antihistamine and antitussive medicine.
The drug is prescribed as a symptomatic therapy for colds, in particular for influenza on the background of cough, rhinitis, nasal congestion, febrile syndrome, myalgia and headaches. This medication relieves patients of febrile syndrome with allergies.
You can not be treated with these pills if the patient suffers from glaucoma, glucose deficiency, liver and kidney failure, blood diseases. In addition, this medication is undesirable to use during pregnancy and while taking ethanol and sedatives or tranquilizers. With extreme caution, they drink it in case of arterial hypertension, thyrotoxicosis, diabetes mellitus, as well as heart disease. There are pseudoephedrine preparations for children.
Children's drug "Tylenol" for colds is taken orally. The syrup should be drunk every four to six hours, but no more than four times a day. Adult tablets are to be taken one to two every six hours, up to a maximum of eight per day.
What elseknown pseudoephedrine preparations?
Clarinase
"Clarinase" is a combined remedy. The pseudoephedrine contained in it has an adrenomimetic and sympathomimetic effect, causing vasoconstriction and reducing swelling of the mucous membrane.
This medicinal product is indicated for allergic diseases of the otolaryngological organs. Thus, the drug is taken for the treatment of rhinosinusopathy, allergic and vasomotor rhinitis and hay fever.
The medicine is contraindicated for arterial hypertension, tachycardia, glaucoma, thyroid diseases, prostatic hyperplasia. Caution should be given to treatment with Clarinase 12 if the patient has diabetes mellitus or has recently had a myocardial infarction. In addition, it cannot be used for arrhythmias and concurrent treatment with cardiac glycosides.
It should be taken by mouth, one tablet twice a day before meals. The medicine must not be chewed. The course of therapy is ten days.
The list of pseudoephedrine-containing drugs is of interest to many.
Mulcinex
The product has an analgesic and antipyretic function, it acts as a decongestant, antihistamine and antitussive drug.
Like most medicines containing pseudoephedrine, Mulsinex is indicated for the treatment of colds.
They should not be treated if patients havehave heart or blood disease, thyrotoxicosis, diabetes mellitus, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis.
Mulsinex syrup is taken orally every four to six hours, but not more than four times a day. Tablets for adults drink one to two every six hours.
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Nurofen Stopcold
"Nurofen Stopkold" is a drug that has antipyretic, vasoconstrictive and analgesic effects on the body.
They treat febrile infectious disease syndrome, rhinorrhea, sinusitis, influenza and nasopharyngitis.
Contraindications are children under the age of twelve, ulcerative lesions of the digestive organs, as well as Gilbert and Rotor syndrome. Bronchial asthma along with hemophilia, hypocoagulation and thyrotoxicosis, including hearing loss, diseases of the vestibular apparatus are also reasons why this medicine should not be used. In addition, the simultaneous use of tricyclic antidepressants and other adrenergic stimulants is incompatible with taking Nurofen Stopkold.
This medication is to be taken in an initial single dose of sixty milligrams of pseudoephedrine at intervals of five hours. The maximum daily dose is one hundred and eighty milligrams of pseudoephedrine.
Instructions for pseudoephedrine-containing drugs are included in each package.
Pyranol Plus
Analgesic andthe antipyretic function of the drug has an antihistamine, anticongestive and antitussive effect.
As in the case of the above medicines, Piranol Plus is drunk for the treatment of colds due to the content of pseudoephedrine.
Contraindications in this case are almost the same as the previous prescriptions, which include the presence of liver and kidney failure, blood diseases, pregnancy, lactation, as well as the simultaneous use of sedative and tranquilizing medications.
Pyranol Plus syrup is taken every four to six hours, and two tablets no more than eight per day. Among the side effects that can provoke a violation of the correct dosage of the drug, there is dry mouth and drowsiness, as well as nausea. Allergic symptoms may appear.
Rinasec drug
"Rinasec" acts as a combination drug. When used at recommended doses, it causes little or no increase in blood pressure.
This drug is used to treat acute rhinitis of any etiology. Thus, it should be taken to treat colds and flu.
The drug "Rinasec" is contraindicated during lactation, as well as against the background of stenosing peptic ulcer of the stomach and pyloroduodenal stenosis. In addition, it should not be taken in case of urinary retention, hypertension, angina pectoris, thyrotoxicosis and diabetes mellitus.
For adultsappoint one tablet three times a day. Children from six years old take half a tablet or five milligrams of syrup three times a day. And for children under the age of five, two milligrams of syrup three times a day. The maximum course of therapy is usually one week.
Solvin Plus
Solvin Plus also serves as a combination drug that has a vasoconstrictive effect along with a reduction in mucosal edema.
It is taken to eliminate the symptoms of diseases of the respiratory canals, which are accompanied by the formation of viscous and difficult to separate sputum.
Solvin Plus should not be used in the presence of hypersensitivity, arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease and pregnancy. With caution, this medicine is used in patients suffering from diabetes mellitus, thyrotoxicosis, gastric ulcer and angle-closure glaucoma. With long-term use, side effects in the form of dyspepsia are likely to occur.
The drug "Solvin Plus" should be taken orally one tablet or ten milligrams of liquid three to four times a day. Children under the age of five are prescribed two milligrams three times a day. The dose must be adjusted according to the severity of the patient's condition. The course of treatment is carried out from four days to one month.
We took a closer look at the most famous pseudoephedrine-containing drugs.
