This medication is used for treating symptoms of allergic rhinitis, and nasal and sinus congestion. It can also be used to decongest tubes that drain fluid from your ears, called the Eustachian Tubes.
pseudoephedrine
This medicine is used in allergic rhinitis (runny nose), vasomotor rhinitis (chronic sneezing), common cold, influenza. This medication is the decongestant of the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract especially nasal sinus.
Contradications
This medication is contraindicated in patients receiving MAOIs theray (depression therapy), severe hypertension (high blood pressure), severe coronary artery disease (blood vessels that supply your heart become damaged) and hyperthyroidism (thyroid gland produces too much of hormone thyroxine).
Side effects
Side effects of pseudoephedrine include:
- Allergy
- Fainting
- Severe dizziness
- Rash
- Trouble breathing
- Itching
- Swelling
Expert Advice
Do not increase the quantity than prescribed by the doctor. If the condition persists or worsens, or if you think you may have a serious medical problem, get medical help right away. Do not flush pseudoephedrine down the toilet. Keep pseudoephedrine out of the reach of children. Store the pseudoephedrine at room temperature. Keep pseudoephedrine away from sunlight.
FAQs
What are its indications?
How to store this medicine?
Please store this medicine at room temperature (18-25 Celsius). Keep medicine away from excessive light, moisture, and children. Please do not flush medicines down the toilet. Please read the leaflet provided with the medicine for further storage guidance.
What are its side effects?
You may experience difficulty sleeping, hallucinations, and urinary retention.
What are its precautions?
Vision changes, patients using anti-fungal medicines, and patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, renal (kidney) and hepatic (liver) impairment.
What are its effects on pregnancy and lactation?
Please consult your healthcare provider regarding use of this medicine during pregnancy. There is no evidence if this medicine passes into breast milk. Consult your health care provider before use of this medicine.
How to administer this medicine?
This medicine is mostly used orally (through mouth). The dose is dependent on the age, condition and its severity. Consult your doctor before use. This medicine is not recommended for children under 12 years of age.
What are its contraindications?
Patients with severe hepatic (liver) and heart impairments, hyperthyroidism, and severe hypertension (high blood pressure).
