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Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Paracetamol/acetaminophen

Uses of Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Paracetamol/acetaminophen

  • The primary use of Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Paracetamol/Acetaminophen is for the management of symptoms associated with the common cold, flu, and allergies. This medicine belongs to a group of medications containing an antihistamine and a pain reliever/fever reducer.

Side effects of Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Paracetamol/acetaminophen

  • Drowsiness and dizziness

  • Dry mouth, nose, and throat

  • Nausea and vomiting

  • Constipation

  • Blurred Vision

How Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Paracetamol/acetaminophen works

  • Chlorpheniramine Maleate is an antihistamine. It works by blocking the action of histamine, a substance in the body that causes allergic symptoms such as sneezing, itching, runny nose, and watery eyes.

  • Paracetamol/Acetaminophen is a pain reliever and fever reducer. It operates by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins, substances in the body that cause pain, inflammation, and fever. Together, these components efficiently reduce symptoms of common cold, flu, allergies like headache, body aches, fever and nasal congestion.

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Expert Advice

Dosage Forms Available

  • Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Paracetamol/Acetaminophen can be taken orally (tablets, capsules, syrups, and suspensions).

Age and Dose Restrictions

  • This combination medicine is meant for adults and children above 12 years of age.

Contraindications

  • This medicine is contraindicated in patients with known allergies to Chlorpheniramine Maleate or Paracetamol/Acetaminophen. It is also contraindicated in patients who are currently taking or have taken Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) within the past two weeks and those with severe hypertension or coronary artery disease.

Other Medications to Avoid

  • This combination may interact with other antihistamines (such as diphenhydramine and cetirizine), antidepressants (like duloxetine, fluoxetine, and sertraline), sedatives or tranquilizers (such as diazepam and lorazepam), anti-hypertensive medications (like lisinopril and amlodipine), and anti-seizure medications (like carbamazepine and phenytoin).

Overdose and Missed Dose

  • An overdose of Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Paracetamol/Acetaminophen may cause nausea, excessive drowsiness, sweating, blurred vision, irregular heartbeat, or even liver damage. If you suspect an overdose, seek immediate medical attention.

  • If you forget to take this medicine, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, just skip the missed dose. Do not double the dose to make up for a missed one.

Management of Side Effects

Most side effects are temporary and generally harmless and resolve when discontinuing this medicine. However, if you experience any severe side effects or worsening of any of the symptoms, please consult your doctor.

  • Drink plenty of water to manage dry mouth and constipation.

  • Chew sugar-free gum or suck on sugar-free hard candies to stimulate saliva production and relieve dry mouth symptoms.

Use in Driving and Operating Machinery

  • Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Paracetamol/Acetaminophen may cause drowsiness or dizziness. Therefore, it could affect your ability to drive or operate heavy machinery. Avoid doing so if you feel dizzy or fatigued after taking this medicine.

Use in Pregnancy and Lactation

  • This medicine should only be used during pregnancy or while breastfeeding if advised by your doctor. Always consult your doctor before taking this medication if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Caution in Other Conditions

  • Patients with liver diseases should exercise caution when taking Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Paracetamol/Acetaminophen. The medication is metabolised in the liver and could potentially exacerbate liver conditions.

Special Dietary and Lifestyle Recommendations

  • Maintain a balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, whole grains, and healthy fats to boost overall health and immunity, which can help in managing the symptoms of colds, flu, and allergies.

  • Practice good hygiene habits such as washing hands frequently and avoiding contact with sick individuals to prevent the spread of infections.

Frequently asked questions

No, Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Paracetamol/Acetaminophen is not a steroid. It is a combination of an antihistamine and a pain reliever/fever reducer.

Yes, one of the common side effects of Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Paracetamol/Acetaminophen is drowsiness. Therefore, it might affect your sleep by making you feel sleepy.

Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Paracetamol/Acetaminophen is not associated with any effects on fertility. However, if you have concerns about this, you should consult your doctor.

Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Paracetamol/Acetaminophen should be taken as per the dosage and duration recommended by your doctor. It is not advisable to take it daily without consulting your doctor.

The time taken for Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Paracetamol/Acetaminophen to start working can vary depending on individual responses. However, it usually begins to relieve symptoms within an hour of taking it.

The best time to take Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Paracetamol/Acetaminophen will depend on the specific instructions given by your doctor. Following the prescribed schedule can help to ensure the medicine works effectively.

Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Paracetamol/Acetaminophen is usually available with a prescription. Always consult your doctor before starting any new medication.

Terms & Conditions


Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Paracetamol/acetaminophen in other salts

ACECLOFENAC + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENACECLOFENAC + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + SERRATIOPEPTIDASEDICLOFENAC + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENPARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENIBUPROFEN + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENNIMESULIDE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENCHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATECHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDECHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + PARACETAMOL + PHENYLEPHRINECHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + PHENYLEPHRINECHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDEACECLOFENAC + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + RABEPRAZOLEDEXTROPROPOXYPHENE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENLORNOXICAM + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENNIMESULIDE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + SERRATIOPEPTIDASEDEXTROPROPOXYPHENE + DICYCLOMINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENPARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + TRAMADOLDEXIBUPROFEN + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENDICYCLOMINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + TRAMADOLDICLOFENAC + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + THIOCOLCHICOSIDECAFFEINE + CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLPROPANOLAMINEACECLOFENAC + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + TRYPSIN-CHYMOTRYPSINCHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE + PHENYLEPHRINECHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE + PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDECAFFEINE + LEVOCETIRIZINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINECETIRIZINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDEPARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + RACEMETHIONINECETIRIZINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PSEUDOEPHEDRINEAMBROXOL + LEVOCETIRIZINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINECPM + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLPROPANOLAMINECHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINECHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLPROPANOLAMINECHLORPHENIRAMINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINECHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + DEXTROMETHORPHAN + PHENYLEPHRINECHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + CODEINEAMMONIUM CHLORIDE + CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + SODIUM CITRATEBROMHEXINE + CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + GUAIFENESINCHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE + MENTHOLCHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + DEXTROMETHORPHANCHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + MENTHOL + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE + SODIUM CITRATECHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE + SODIUM CITRATECHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + MENTHOL + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDECHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + MENTHOL + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINE + SODIUM CITRATECAMYLOFIN + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENCHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINE + SODIUM CITRATEPARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PROMETHAZINELEVOCETIRIZINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINECHLORPHENIRAMINE + DEXTROMETHORPHAN + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINECHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + DEXTROMETHORPHAN + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINECHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + DEXTROMETHORPHAN + PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDEDOMPERIDONE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENCETIRIZINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLPROPANOLAMINECHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PSEUDOEPHEDRINEAMBROXOL + LEVOCETIRIZINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENMETOCLOPRAMIDE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENDOMPERIDONE + FLUNARIZINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENONDANSETRON + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENAMBROXOL + CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + GUAIFENESIN + PHENYLEPHRINELEVOCETIRIZINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PSEUDOEPHEDRINEBROMHEXINE + CHLORPHENIRAMINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINEIBUPROFEN + MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENCHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE + PHENYLPROPANOLAMINECHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + DEXTROMETHORPHAN + PHENYLPROPANOLAMINECAFFEINE + CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINEAMBROXOL + CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + GUAIFENESIN + MENTHOL + PHENYLEPHRINEAMMONIUM CHLORIDE + CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE + GUAIFENESINBROMHEXINE + CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE + GUAIFENESINACECLOFENAC + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + THIOCOLCHICOSIDEACECLOFENAC + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + TIZANIDINEPARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + SERRATIOPEPTIDASEACECLOFENAC + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + TRAMADOLCHLORZOXAZONE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENCAFFEINE + IBUPROFEN + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENDOMPERIDONE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + TRAMADOLPARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + TAPENTADOLDICYCLOMINE + PAMABROM + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENIBUPROFEN + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + SERRATIOPEPTIDASECAFFEINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINECAFFEINE + DIPHENHYDRAMINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINEDICLOFENAC + METHOCARBAMOL + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENHYOSCINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENETORICOXIB + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENCETIRIZINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENCAFFEINE + CHLORPHENIRAMINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINEDICLOFENAC + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + TRYPSIN-CHYMOTRYPSINFEXOFENADINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINECODEINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENCAFFEINE + CHLORPHENIRAMINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENDICLOFENAC + DICYCLOMINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENCAFFEINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENAZONEBROMHEXINE + CPM + GUAIFENESIN + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINECHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + DIETHYLCARBAMAZINEDEXTROPROPOXYPHENE + NIMESULIDE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENDROTAVERINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENDICYCLOMINE + MEFENAMIC ACID + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENETODOLAC + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENLORNOXICAM + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + SERRATIOPEPTIDASEDICLOFENAC + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + TIZANIDINEDEXKETOPROFEN + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENBROMHEXINE + CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + GUAIFENESIN + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINECHLORZOXAZONE + NIMESULIDE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENCHLORZOXAZONE + DICLOFENAC SODIUM + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENCAFFEINE + CETIRIZINE + NIMESULIDE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINECHLORZOXAZONE + IBUPROFEN + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENPARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + TOLPERISONECAFFEINE + CETIRIZINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINEDEXTROPROPOXYPHENE + DICLOFENAC + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHENPARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PROCHLORPERAZINECAFFEINE + CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDECAFFEINE + ERGOTAMINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PROCHLORPERAZINEPARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + THIOCOLCHICOSIDEAMBROXOL + CETIRIZINE + GUAIFENESIN + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN + PHENYLEPHRINELEVOCETIRIZINE + PARACETAMOL/ACETAMINOPHEN
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