In this article, we will consider drugs containing pseudoephedrine. This substance is an organic chemical compound derived from phenylethylamine. Contained in drugs that are aimed at treating diseases of the upper respiratory canals. This element has a constricting effect on the blood vessels, weakening the blood flow to the swollen nasal passages and other tissues, which reduces the volume of secretions and reduces the swelling of the mucous membranes, restoring the ability to breathe normally. Pseudoephedrine is found in various types of plants, such as, for example, yew.
Pseudoephedrine-containing preparations
In many countries of the world, including Russia, pseudoephedrine is included in the list of components that are used to make drugs. They make a home-made type of drug from it with a strong psychostimulating effect, quickly leading to dementia. In the pharmaceutical market with the addition of this substance, a number of drugs are manufactured, which include the following medicines:
- Dainafed Plus.
- Tylenol.
- Clarinase 12.
- Mulsinex.
- Nurofen Stopkold.
- Solvin Plus.
- Rinasek.
- "Piranol Plus."
This is not an entire list of pseudoephedrine-containing drugs. Let's consider some of them in more detail.
Dainafed
This is a combined medical product, whose effectiveness is due to the components that make up its composition. Dainafed Plus has an antipyretic, analgesic and vasoconstrictive effect on the body.
This drug is indicated for hyperthermia, moderate pain, as well as for nasal congestion with colds, hay fever and various types of allergic reactions. Many over-the-counter pseudoephedrine preparations are available.
This medication is completely contraindicated in the event that the patient suffers from severe arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease, and liver failure. Also, it can not be prescribed to persons under twelve years of age and in the presence of arterial hypertension, hyperthyroidism, diabetes and in old age.
As part of the treatment, adults, as well as children over the age of twelve, are prescribed two tablets inside every six hours. The maximum daily dose is eight tablets.
Cold remedy "Tylenol"
We continue to consider pseudoephedrine-containing drugs.
"Tylenol" has an analgesic and antipyretic effect. The drug acts as a decongestant, antihistamine, and antitussive drug.
The drug is prescribed as a symptomatic treatment of colds, in particular with flu against a background of cough, rhinitis, nasal congestion, febrile syndrome, myalgia and headaches. This medication relieves patients of febrile syndrome with allergies.
You can not treat 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 sedative or tranquilizing agents. With extreme caution, he is drunk in case of arterial hypertension, thyrotoxicosis, diabetes mellitus, as well as with heart diseases. There are pseudoephedrine-containing drugs for children.
Children's drug "Tylenol" for colds is used internally. Syrup should be drunk every four to six hours, but not more than four times a day. Adult tablets are intended to be consumed every six hours, one or two, but not more than eight per day.
What other pseudoephedrine-containing preparations are known?
Klarinase
Clarinase is a combination drug. Pseudoephedrine contained in it has an adrenomimetic as well as 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 pollinosis.
The drug 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 suffered a myocardial infarction. In addition, it cannot be used for arrhythmias and concurrent treatment with cardiac glycosides.
It should be taken orally, one tablet twice a day before meals. The medicine cannot be chewed. The course of therapy is ten days.
The list of pseudoephedrine-containing drugs is of interest to many.
Mulsinex
The tool has an analgesic and antipyretic function, it acts as a decongestant, antihistamine and antitussive drug.
Like most drugs containing pseudoephedrine, Mulsinex is indicated for the treatment of colds.
They should not be treated if patients have heart or blood disease, thyrotoxicosis, diabetes mellitus, pulmonary emphysema or chronic bronchitis.
Mulsinex syrup is taken orally every four to six hours, but no more than four times a day. Pills for adults drink one to two pieces every six hours.
Patients are pleased that pseudoephedrine-containing drugs are sold over the counter.
Nurofen Stopkold
"Nurofen Stopkold" is a drug that has an antipyretic, vasoconstrictive and analgesic effect on the body.
They treat febrile syndrome of infectious diseases, rhinorrhea, sinusitis, influenza and rhinopharyngitis.
Contraindications are children's age up to twelve years, 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 adrenostimulants is incompatible with the use of Nurofen Stopkold.
This medication should be drunk in an initial single dose equal to sixty milligrams of pseudoephedrine with an interval of five hours. The maximum daily dose is one hundred eighty milligrams of pseudoephedrine.
Instructions for pseudoephedrine-containing drugs are in every package.
Piranol Plus
The analgesic and antipyretic function of the drug has an antihistamine, decongestant and antitussive effect.
As in the case of the above medicines, Piranol Plus is used to treat colds due to the content of pseudoephedrine.
Contraindications in this case are almost identical to the previous prescriptions, among which the presence of liver and kidney failure, blood diseases, pregnancy, lactation, as well as the simultaneous use of sedative and tranquilizing drugs are indicated.
Piranol Plus syrup is taken every four to six hours, and two tablets are not more than eight per day. Among the side effects that can provoke a violation of the correct dosage of the drug are dry mouth and drowsiness, as well as nausea. The appearance of allergic symptoms is not excluded.
The drug "Rinasek"
Rinasek is a combination drug. When used in recommended doses, it practically does not cause an increase in blood pressure.
This drug is used to treat acute rhinitis of any etiology. Therefore, it should be taken to treat colds and flu.
Rinasek is contraindicated during lactation, as well as against the background of stenotic peptic ulcer of the stomach and pyloroduodenal stenosis. In addition, it cannot be taken in case of urinary retention, arterial hypertension, angina pectoris, thyrotoxicosis and diabetes mellitus.
Adults are prescribed 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
The medicine “Solvin Plus” also serves as a combination drug that has a vasoconstrictor effect along with a decrease in swelling of the mucous membrane.
It is taken to eliminate the symptoms of respiratory canal diseases, which are accompanied by the formation of viscous and difficult to separate sputum.
The drug "Solvin Plus" should not be used in the presence of hypersensitivity, arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease and pregnancy. With caution, this medicine is used for patients suffering from diabetes mellitus, thyrotoxicosis, gastric ulcer and angle-closure glaucoma. With prolonged use, the occurrence of side effects in the form of dyspepsia is likely.
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 depending on the severity of the patient's condition. The course of treatment is carried out from four days to one month.
We examined in detail the most famous pseudoephedrine-containing drugs.