Colds or flu are probably the most common diseases. You can get a high temperature even in hot summers, for example, by bathing in too cold water. Symptoms of these ailments are very unpleasant and can permanently reduce performance: fever, aching joints, headache, runny nose. And although doctors recommend spending this time at home so as not to get complications, many simply don’t have enough time to get sick like that. Necessary and urgent matters, work requires activity. Therefore, drugs are now so popular that will help to cope with these symptoms or at least reduce them. One of them - Coldrex - is available both in the form of tablets and in the form of a powder soluble in hot water.
Coldrex - instructions
Dosage form. Tablets.
International name. Coldrex
Structure. Phenylephrine hydrochloride - 5 milligrams, terpinghydrate - 20 milligrams, paracetamol - 500 milligrams, vitamin C - 30 milligrams, caffeine - 25 milligrams. Additional substances: starch, potassium sorbate, povidone, yellow dye, sodium lauryl sulfate, stearic acid, talc. There are also Coldrex Powders tablets that do not contain terpinghydrate and caffeine.
Coldrex - instruction: action
This is a combined, synthetic drug that has an antipyretic, analgesic (analgesic) and anti-inflammatory effect. Helps to eliminate or reduce nasal congestion, facilitates breathing due to the presence of phenylephrine. And the use of caffeine and vitamin C prevents the development of the disease and the appearance of complications. The drug does not cause drowsiness.
"Coldrex" - instruction: indications
Various colds, flu, headache, nasal congestion, chills, pain in the paranasal sinuses and throat, pain in the joints and muscles.
"Coldrex" - instruction: dosage
Children over twelve years of age and adults take two tablets two to four times a day, observing an interval between doses of four hours. During the day, it is recommended to take no more than eight tablets. Children from six to twelve years old, take one tablet after four hours. The daily dose does not exceed four tablets. Children under the age of six are not recommended to use the drug without a doctor's prescription.
Exceeding the prescribed dosages is undesirable.
Self-administration of Coldrex is allowed up to three days. If necessary, after this period it is recommended to consult a doctor.
Coldrex - contraindications
- Hyperthyroidism, heart disease, diabetes.
- Individual intolerance to the components of the drug.
- Impairment of kidney or liver function.
- Various ailments associated with diseases of the blood system.
- Thyrotoxicosis, arterial hypertension.
- It is not recommended to take Coldrex together with MAO inhibitors, as well as tricyclic atnidepressants. As well as with other paracetamol-containing drugs, as this leads to an overdose of paracetmol.
Coldrex - overdose and side effects
This drug is most often well tolerated. In some cases, there may be minor side effects in the form of a headache, allergic reactions, nausea.
In case of an overdose, the following symptoms may appear: vomiting, nausea, sweating, stomach pain, cardiac arrhythmias, pallor of the skin. In especially severe cases, a coma may develop . In this case, it is necessary to do a gastric lavage and conduct symptomatic therapy.
Coldrex Powder
This drug has the same effect as tablets. It acts faster, since before use it dissolves in hot water and is better absorbed. There are several types of Coldrex powders: Coldrex Junior, Coldrex Hotrem Lemon, Coldrex MaxGripe Lemon. You can choose the most suitable for yourself.