Chlorpheniramine / Chlorphenamine+Ammonium Chloride+Sodium Citrate

When should one not use Chlorpheniramine / Chlorphenamine+Ammonium Chloride+Sodium Citrate

• If you are allergic to chlorpheniramine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
• If you have a stomach or duodenal ulcer.
• If you have glaucoma, a condition where eye pressure is increased.
• If you have a urinary bladder or prostate problem.
• If you have taken or are taking medicines for psychiatric disorders (MAO inhibitors).
• This medicine should not be given to a child less than 6-years of age.

Common side effects of this drug are:

• Sleepiness
• Irritation
• Dryness of nose, mouth or throat
• Anxiety
• Constipation
• Fast heartbeat

Other General Warnings

• You have any pre-existing health condition like liver or kidney diseases, asthma, or other breathing problems, overactive thyroid gland, high/low blood pressure etc.
• You have an allergy to any other medicines or any food.
• You are taking medicines for sleeplessness.
• Chlorpheniramine / Chlorphenamine+Ammonium Chloride+Sodium Citrate should be used with caution in children and elderly patients.
• It is not recommended to use this medicine in children below 6 years of age.
• You need to stop using Chlorpheniramine / Chlorphenamine+Ammonium Chloride+Sodium Citrate and ask a doctor if the cough lasts more than 7 days, comes back or is accompanied by a fever, rash or persistent headache. These could be the signs of a serious ailment.

How Does It Work?

Interactions with other medicines

• Certain medicines can interfere with the action of Chlorpheniramine / Chlorphenamine+Ammonium Chloride+Sodium Citrate or Chlorpheniramine / Chlorphenamine+Ammonium Chloride+Sodium Citrate itself can affect the action of other medicines taken at the same time.
• Always inform your doctor about all the medicine you are taking, that includes all prescribed or non-prescribed herbal medicines, dietary supplements as well as other treatment if you are taking for any disorder.
• In particular if you are taking medicines for brain-related disorders like alprazolam, medicines used to treat cough, muscle-relaxing medicines, anti-epileptic medicines, medicines for psychiatric disease or Parkinson's disease, medicines for sleeplessness (sedatives), other antihistaminic medicines such as cetirizine or diphenhydramine, etc.

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