Symptoms of a cold or flu are unpleasant and can be unsettling for a long time . They are familiar to almost everyone. This is a cough with a runny nose, and more serious - fever, aching joints, severe weakness. It is possible to reduce the adverse effects as soon as possible by taking the cold medicine. Coldrex tablets may also help. They help to cope with headache and joint pain, bring down the temperature, relieve a runny nose and cough. Coldrex Night Syrup has the same effect. Only use it before bedtime.
Coldrex tablets - instructions for use
The form. Capsule-shaped tablets, two-layer, two-tone. On one side is the Coldrex stamping.
Structure. The tablet contains: terpinghydrate - 0.02 grams, caffeine - 0.02 grams, paracetamol - 0.5 grams, phenylephrine hydrochloride - 0.005 grams, vitamin C (ascorbic acid) - 0.03 grams. Auxiliary ingredients: corn starch, soluble starch, potassium sorbate, povidone, sodium lauryl sulfate, talc, dye and stearic acid.
Pharmacotherapeutic group. Symptomatic therapy of acute respiratory, colds (non-narcotic analgesic + vitamin + vasoconstrictor).
Pharmachologic effect. A combined remedy to reduce the symptoms of colds and flu. The components of this drug have various effects on the human body, so it is effective in eliminating several symptoms. Breathing is facilitated by reducing swelling of the mucous membrane and sinuses of the nose with phenylephrine, caffeine has a general tonic effect, and antipyretic and analgesic effects are achieved due to paracetamol. The presence of vitamin C makes up for its lack in the patient’s body, which is especially important for flu and colds. Terpinghydrate stimulates bronchial secretion, promotes expectoration. This helps to alleviate the manifestations of the disease and prevents the development of complications (sinusitis, otitis media).
Coldrex tablets - instructions for use: indications
Manifestation of one or more symptoms of flu or a cold:
- headache;
- chills;
- fever;
- severe nasal congestion or runny nose;
- tonsillitis, sore throat, pharyngitis, cough;
- muscle and joint pain;
- swelling of the nasal mucosa, pain in the sinuses;
- bronchitis.
Coldrex tablets - instructions for use: dosage
The drug is not recommended for more than five days without consulting a doctor.
Children, starting from 12 years old, as well as adults, are prescribed two tablets up to four times a day. Children, from 6 to 12 years old, are prescribed one tablet up to four times a day.
Do not take a single dose more often than after four hours.
It is not recommended to exceed a dosage.
Coldrex tablets - instructions for use: contraindications
- hypersensitivity to any component of the drug
- hyperthyroidism
- diabetes
- impaired renal and hepatic function
- severe atherosclerosis
- Ischemic heart disease
- tendency to spasm of blood vessels
- the drug can not be used simultaneously with tricyclic antidepressants, as well as with MAO inhibitors
- the simultaneous use of other drugs intended for the treatment of symptoms accompanying colds and flu, drugs for the treatment of the common cold, with vasoconstrictive properties, and paracetamol are not recommended.
The drug does not cause drowsiness, its use does not affect the ability to control equipment or a car.
Additional Information
Coldrex Broncho syrup is intended for the treatment of severe cough, accompanied by the formation of viscous sputum that is difficult to separate, as well as for the relief and mitigation of pain and irritation in the throat with colds and flu.