Manufacturer
HOE PHARMACEUTICALS SDN. BHD.
Contents
Chlorpheniramine maleate
Indication
Allergic conditions.
Instruction
Child: 1-2 years 1 mg bid. Max: 4 mg daily. 2-5 years 1 mg 4-6 hourly. Max: 6 mg daily. 6-12 years 2 mg 4-6 hourly. Max: 12 mg daily. >12 years Same as adult dose.
Elderly: Dose reduction may be needed. Max: 12 mg daily.
Drug interaction
May enhance sedative effect of hypnotics, anxiolytics, sedatives, opioid analgesics and neuroleptics. May inhibit phenytoin metabolism which may lead to phenytoin toxicity.Potentially Fatal: Increased anticholinergic effects with MAOIs.