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:
- Zyrtic 10mg tab once daily
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.
Cetirizin
Available forms:
- Zyrtic: 10mg tab, 1mg/1ml syrup, 10mg/ml oral drop
- Cerin :10mg tab, 1mg/1ml syrup
- Zertazin : 10mg tab, 5mg/5ml syrup
- Zeran :10mg tab
- Zain :10mg tab
- Siraz : 5mg tab, 5mg/5ml syrup
- Finallerg :10mg tab, 1mg/1ml syrup, 10mg/ml oral drop
- Sezonal :10mg tab
- Omcet : 5mg tab, 5mg/5ml syrup, 10mg/ml syrup
Therapeutic indication:
- for the relief of nasal and ocular symptoms of seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis
- for the relief of chronic nettle rash (chronic idiopathic urticaria).
Pregnancy and breast-feeding :
- Cetirizin should be avoided in pregnant women. Accidental use of the medicine by a pregnant
- woman should not produce any harmful effects on the foetus. Nevertheless, the medicine should be only administered if necessary and after medical advice.
- Cetirizine passes into breast milk. Therefore, should not taken during breast feeding
How to take Cetirizin Sandoz :
Adults :
- The recommended dose is 10 mg once daily as 1 tablet
Use in children between 6 and 12 years old:
- The recommended dose is 5 mg twice daily as a half tablet twice daily
side effects :
- fatigue
- dry mouth, nausea, diarrhoea
- dizziness, headache
- somnolence (sleepiness)
- pharyngitis (sore throat), rhinitis (swelling and irritation inside the nose)
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