Monograph Details
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Respiratory Tract
> Cough and cold
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BROMFED |
| Manufacturer |
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Victory Pharma |
| Legal Classification |
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Rx
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| Pharmacological Class |
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Antihistamine + sympathomimetic. |
| Generic Name |
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Brompheniramine maleate 12mg, pseudoephedrine HCl 120mg; sust rel caps. |
| Also |
• BROMFED-PD
• BROMFED SYRUP
• BROMFED TABS
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| Indications |
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Rhinorrhea and congestion. |
| Children |
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Not recommended. |
| Adults |
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1 cap every 12 hrs. |
| Contraindications |
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Severe hypertension or coronary artery disease. Bronchospasm. Glaucoma. GI or urinary obstruction. Within 14 days of MAOIs. Pregnancy. |
| Precautions |
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Hypertension. Arteriosclerosis. Thyroid disease. Diabetes. Elderly. History of bronchospasm. Ischemic heart disease. Nursing mothers: not recommended. |
| Interactions |
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Hypertensive crisis with MAOIs. β-blockers may increase the pressor effects of sympathomimetics. Alcohol, other CNS depressants potentiated. Guanethidine, other antihypertensives antagonized. |
| Adverse Reactions |
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Drowsiness, anticholinergic effects, GI upset, dizziness, anxiety, weakness, insomnia, thickening of bronchial secretions, hypotension, excitability in children, respiratory depression or difficulty, palpitations. |
| How Supplied |
Caps, PD—100, 500
Tabs—100
Syrup—4oz, pt |
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