Every year the ecology in the world is deteriorating. Therefore, more and more people are allergic, dermatitis and asthma. These conditions are not very life-threatening, but treatment is necessary. Doctors often prescribe the effective antihistamine Chloropyramine. The medication eliminates the unpleasant symptoms of allergies, which allows you to enjoy life.
"Chloropyramine" is a drug that is part of the group of antihistamines. It is used to reduce the severity of various allergic manifestations.
Composition, pharmacological forms
The manufacturer "Chloropyramine hydrochloride" is available in the form of an injection solution, which is used for intravenous or intramuscular administration. In addition, there is a tablet form of the drug. The solution has a light yellow tint. The tablets have a round flat-cylindrical shape, white. The main active component in the composition of the drug is chloropyramine hydrochloride, in every milliliter of its solution contains 20 mg, in each tablet - 25 mg.
The injection solution is packaged in 1 ml in glass ampoules, which are placed in 5 pieces in a blister pack. Chloropyramine hydrochloride tablets are packaged in 25 pieces per blister. Additionally, contour packaging with ampoules or a blister with tablets are packed in a cardboard box.
When to use
"Chloropyramine hydrochloride" is indicated for use to reduce the severity of the allergic response in the following manifestations:
- Hives.
- Contact dermatitis.
- Alimentary allergy caused by the use of allergenic products.
- Allergic rhinitis that is seasonal in nature.
- Hay fever.
- Allergic manifestations that develop after insect bites or the use of medications of various pharmacological groups.
In addition, it can be used as an element of the complex therapy of anaphylactic shock and angioedema.
Contraindications
The use of "Chloropyramine hydrochloride" in any pharmacological form is contraindicated if the patient has such pathological or physiological conditions:
- Any gestational age, lactation period.
- The simultaneous use of medicines belonging to the IMAO group.
- Angle-closure glaucoma, which is accompanied by an increase in pressure inside the eye.
- Acute urinary retention.
- Hyperplasia of a benign nature of the prostate gland (an increase in organ size due to proliferation of cells).
- Arrhythmia.
- Myocardial infarction.
- Acute attacks of bronchial asthma.
Before using the drug, you should consult your doctor to exclude the presence of contraindications.
Use of medication
Tableted "Chloropyramine hydrochloride" is intended for oral administration. The instructions say that the tablet should be swallowed whole without chewing it and drinking plenty of fluids. The solution is intended for intravenous or intramuscular administration in conditions of mandatory antiseptics and asepsis.
It is recommended that adult patients take tablets three or four times a day, 1 each. The dosage for children is as follows:
- From 1 month to 1 year - a quarter of a tablet.
- Age from 1 to 6 years - a third of the pill.
- From 7 to 14 years - half a tablet.
The frequency of use in the treatment of children is twice or thrice a day.
The solution should be administered intramuscularly in an amount of 1-2 ml. If a severe allergic reaction is observed, for example, angioedema, anaphylactic shock, intravenous administration of the drug is allowed. This should be done under the supervision of a physician.
Negative impact
According to the instructions for "Chloropyramine hydrochloride", the use of the drug can cause the development of such negative symptoms:
- Leukopenia, agranulocytosis - from the side of the red bone marrow, blood.
- Decreased visual acuity, increased pressure inside the eyes - from the side of the visual organs.
- Increased or lack of appetite, diarrhea, constipation, dry mouth, periodic vomiting, nausea - from the digestive tract.
- Increased motor activity, irritability, anxiety, euphoria, headache, impaired coordination, general weakness, lethargy, dizziness, drowsiness - from the nervous system.
- Tachycardia, arrhythmia, arterial hypotension - from the vascular system and the heart.
With the development of this side symptom, you should consult a doctor so that he replaces the drug or adjusts the dosage.
Chloropyramine hydrochloride and its analogues must be used with great care.
Application features
Before starting therapy using this medication, you should study the manufacturer's annotation and take into account some features of the application:
- At the time of treatment, it is necessary to exclude the intake of alcohol, since such a combination can provoke the development of a significant sedative effect.
- The use of the oral form of the drug before bedtime can cause reflux esophagitis (reverse reflux of the contents of the stomach into the esophagus, resulting in inflammation of its mucosa).
- The use of the medication can cause distortion of the results of allergic skin tests.
- Long-term therapy with antihistamines, including Chloropyramine, can cause hematopoiesis, therefore, periodic monitoring of peripheral blood samples is required.
- The drug is able to mask the negative effects of ototoxic drugs on the auditory organs.
- "Chloropyramine" is able to interact with tranquilizers, sedative medications, so you should notify your doctor about their use.
- The medicine has a sedative effect, therefore, during therapy it is recommended to abandon the potentially dangerous activity, which requires concentration and speed of psychomotor.
Analogs
The main and most popular substitute for Chloropyramine Hydrochloride is Suprastin. The active component of both drugs is the same. Also analogues are Suprastilin and Chloropyramine-Ferein.
It should be borne in mind that the replacement of the drug must be agreed with a specialist.
Overdose
What else does the instructions for use with Chloropyramine Hydrochloride tell us? A significant excess of the dosages recommended by a specialist can lead to the development of intoxication. In adult patients, poisoning is manifested by inhibition of the functional activity of the central nervous system. In some cases, hallucinations, dilated pupils, impaired coordination may be noted.
In pediatric patients, a malfunction of the nervous system is noted, which is accompanied by increased motor activity, irritability. There may be immobility of the pupils, redness of the skin of the face, the development of collapse.
Intoxication therapy involves the appointment of symptomatic drugs, caffeine, antiepileptic drugs, and in some cases, resuscitation. Currently, "Chloropyramine" has no specific antidote.
Price
The average packaging cost of a tabletted drug is 85 rubles, and injection - 130 rubles. Price may vary by region and pharmacy chain.