Rx
Notes
In emergency
Disease annotations
Rx
- Avoid exposure to allergen
- Advil cold and sinus 1- 2 caplets every 4 to 6 hours
- If there are excessive secretions and sneezing add:
- Aerius 5mg orally once a day
Notes
Advil-Cold&Sinus Capsule
Ingredients: Ibuprofen – Pseudoephedrine
Product Description:
- Advanced formula for cold & sinus relief
Indications:
- Fast, temporary relief of the symptoms of colds including sore throat pain, sinus pain, nasal congestion, headache, fever, body aches and pains.
Dose:
Adults under 65 years and children over 12:
- 1 or 2 caplets every 4 to 6 hours as needed.
- not more six caplets in 24 hours
- not given to children under 12.
- not used longer than 3 days for a fever or 5 days for pain or cold symptoms.
Desloratadine
Available forms:
- Aerius :5mg tab, 0.5mg/ml syrup
- Lorius Dora, Noura :5mg tab
- Aeriallerg, Histcare, Iris : 5mg tab, 0.5mg/ml syrup
- Rina, Dislara :5mg tab, 2.5mg/5ml syrup
Dose :
Children 1 through 5 years of age:
- The recommended dose is 2.5 ml (1/2 of a 5 ml spoonful) of oral solution once a day.
Children 6 through 11 years of age:
- The recommended dose is 5 ml (one 5 ml spoonful) of oral solution once a day.
Adults and adolescents 12 years of age and over:
- The recommended dose is 10 ml (two 5 ml spoonfuls) of oral solution once a day.
- one tablet once a day.
Pregnancy, breast feeding
- Taking Desloratadine is not recommended in pregnancy or nursing a baby
Side effect:
- diarrhea
- fever
- insomnia
- fatigue
- dry mouth
- headache
In emergency
In Emergency room:
- Give Antihistamine In sneezing and rhinorrhea :
- Allerfin 10mg/ml IM injection :
Dose:
- 1-5 year : 25-5mg (½ ml )
- 6-12 year: 5-10mg (1ml )
- Adult : 10-20 mg (1-2 ml )
- Give Dexamethasone 4mg/1ml
Dose:
Pediatrics:
- 0.3 mg/kg/day IV / IM divided q6hr or q12hr
Adult:
- 4-8 mg IM /IV
Disease annotations
Allergic rhinitis
Presentation :
- Rhinorrhea
- Repetitive sneezing
- nasal congestion, obstruction
- postnasal drainage
- Pruritus
- Itching of the palate, nose, ears, eye
- Snoring
- Frequent sore throats
- Cough
- Headache
- Itching redness watery eyes
Lines of management :
- Avoid exposure to allergens
- In excessive secretions and sneezing: oral antihistamine
- If nasal obstruction: Nasal decongestant
- For ocular symptoms: intranasal antihistamine
- If Symptoms persist and affect quality of life: Intranasal Corticosteroid
- Sever and persistent symptoms: Intranasal Corticosteroid + oral or intranasal antihistamine+ Oral leukotriene receptors antagonist