Description
Indications of Pedeamin 100 ml
Diphenhydramine is prescribed to treat the following conditions:
- Vasomotor rhinitis can be seasonal or permanent.
- Angioneurotic oedema, urticaria, and anaphylaxis
- Pruritic symptoms
- Emesis and motion sickness medicine
- Meniere’s illness and parkinsonism are two examples.
Pharmaceutical Name of Pedeamin 100 ml
Beximco Pharma Ltd
Pharmacology
Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine that also acts as an anticholinergic and sedative. It competes with histamine for H1-receptor sites on effector cells in the GI tract, blood arteries, and lungs.
Dosage & Administration
Adult-
- Most allergic conditions: 25-50 mg three times a day with a further 50 mg at night.
Children-
- 1 to 5 years of age: 5 mg i.e., 2.5 ml of elixir 4 times a day
- More than 6 years of age: 10 mg i.e. 5 ml of elixir 4 times a day
Interaction of Pedeamin 100 ml
Diphenhydramine substantially decreases the gastrointestinal absorption of the antituberculous drug para-aminosalicyclic acid (PAS). Diphenhydramine’s sedative effect may be exacerbated by CNS depressants. Anticholinergic medications may amplify Diphenhydramine’s anticholinergic adverse effects.
Contraindications
Ammonium chloride is contraindicated in the presence of known hypersensitivity to Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride. It is also contraindicated in the presence of compromised hepatic or renal function.
Side Effects of Pedeamin 100 ml
Sedation, dizziness, tinnitus, tiredness, ataxia, blurred vision, diplopia, euphoria, and epigastric pain are some of the side effects.
Pregnancy & Lactation
Category B: There have been no sufficient and well-controlled trials of diphenhydramine hydrochloride in pregnant women. As a result, diphenhydramine hydrochloride should be taken during pregnancy only when absolutely necessary. Diphenhydramine hydrochloride has been shown to be excreted in breast milk; thus, use of diphenhydramine hydrochloride in nursing mothers is not advised.
Precautions & Warnings
Patients whose sleepiness is undesired, such as drivers and machine operators, should be treated with caution. Concurrent use of alcohol or central nervous system (CNS) depressants will increase sleepiness.
Therapeutic Class
Anti-histamine sedative
Storage Conditions
Store at temperatures ranging from 15 to 30 degrees Celsius. Moisture should be avoided.
Generic of Pedeamin 100 ml
Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride