Medicines to Treat Cough & Cold

Generic name
Dosage Common side effects Special precautions Legal status
(Active ingredient)

Pharmacy Only Medicine

Zytrec-D For adults and children 12 years old and above: • Drowsiness (for Actifed and • Hypertension Pharmacy only
Fedac) • Hyperthyroidism
(contains Take 1 tablet twice a day • Dry mouth • Coronary heart
pseudoephredrine & • Nervousness disease
cetirizine) • Insomnia • Diabetes
• Increase in heart rate • Glaucoma
• Enlarged prostate
gland
Clarinase Clarinase repetab: Pharmacy only
Contraindications
(contains loratidine & For adults and children 12 years old and above: • Severe hypertension or
contrary disease
pseudoephredrine) Take 1 tablet twice a day
• Uncontrolled hyperthyroidism
Clarinase 24 hour tablet: • Urinary retention
• Use of MAOI (includes
Parkinson and antidepressant
For adults and children 12 years old and above: medicines) within last 14 days
Take 1 tablet once a day

Clarinase syrup:

For children aged 6 to 12 years old:

Above 30kg: 5 ml twice a day
Under 30kg: 2.5 ml twice a day

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 Medicines to Treat Cough & Cold

Generic name Dosage Common side effects Special precautions Legal status
(Active ingredient)

Pharmacy Only Medicine

Promethazine For adults: • Drowsiness May cause drowsiness Pharmacy only

(nausea and 12.5-25 mg every 4-6 hours as needed • Dry mouth
vomiting) • Constipation
For children > 2 years old: • Urinary retention
0.25-1 mg/kg 4-6 times/day as needed, max 25mg/dose

For children < 2 years old:

Contraindicated

Bromhexine For adults and children > 12 years: • Nauseous Caution use in: Pharmacy only
8 mg tablet 8 mg three times a day • Gastric discomfort
• Headache • Pregnancy
Bromhexine For children 6 to 12 years: • Lactation
4 mg/5 ml Elixir 4 mg three times a day

For children 2 to 5 years:

2 mg three times a day

Ambroxol HCl For adult and children >12 years: • Nauseous / vomiting Caution use in: Pharmacy only
30mg/5 ml Elixir or 30 mg three times a day • Gastric discomfort
30 mg tablet • Possible allergic reactions • Pregnancy
(Mucosolvan) For children 6 to 12 years: like rashes, itchiness • Lactation
15mg two to three times a day. • Renal or liver
impairment
For children 2 to 5 years:
7.5mg two to three times a day To take after food

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 Medicines to Treat Cough & Cold
Generic name Dosage Common side effects Special precautions Legal status
(Active ingredient)

Pharmacy Only Medicine

Acetylcysteine 600 For adult: • Nausea, vomiting Contraindications: Pharmacy only

mh effervescent 600mg effervescent tablet once a day • Rarely allergic reactions
tablet/100 mg • Known
granules Granules hypersensitivity to
acetylcysteine
(Fluimucil) For Adult: • Phenylketonuria
200 mg three times a day

For Children 2 to 6 years:

100 mg to 200 mg two times a day

Diphenhydramine For adults and children > 12 years: • Sedation Caution use in: Pharmacy only
10 mg/5ml 5-10 ml three times a day • Gastrointestinal
disturbances • Glaucoma
(Include ammonium For children from 6 to 12 years: • Headache • Epilepsy
chloride 125mg, Na 5-7.5 ml three times a day • Blurred vision • Children > 2 years
citrate 50 mg) • Tinnitus old

Diphenhydramine For children from 6 to 12 years: Pharmacy only

5 mg/5ml 7.5 to 10 ml three times a day

(Include ammonium For children from 2 to 5 years:

chloride 62.5 mg, 2.5 to 5 ml three times a day
Na citrate 50 mg)

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 Medicines to Treat Cough & Cold
Generic name Dosage Common side effects Special precautions Legal status
(Active ingredient)

Pharmacy Only Medicine

Rhinathiol 2% syrup For children > 5 years: • Nauseous Contraindications: Pharmacy only
(Carbocisteine) 5ml three times a day • Gastric discomfort
• Risk of allergy • Allergy to paraben
For children 2 to 5 years: Caution use:
2.5ml two times a day
• Presence of stomach or duodenum ulcer
• Diabetes mellitus
• Pregnancy
Do not prolong treatment beyond 8 to 10 days
without first consulting your doctor

Rhinathiol For adults: • Drowsiness Contraindications: Pharmacy only

Promethazine syrup 15ml three to four times a day • Dizziness
• Dry mouth • Allergy to paraben or antihistamine
(per 5ml syrup contain: For children 12 to 15 years: • Constipation • Former or recent marked fall in white
100mg carbocisteine and 10 to 15ml three times a day • Urinary retention blood cells
2.5mg promethazine) • Urination difficulties
For children 6 to 12 years: • Glaucoma
7.5 to 12.5ml three times a day • Children < 2 years
Caution use
For children 2 to 5 years:
2.5 to 5ml three to four times a day • Presence of stomach or duodenum ulcer
• Severe heart disease
• Epilepsy
• Diabetes mellitus
• Elderly
• Pregnancy

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 Medicines to Treat Cough & Cold
Generic name Dosage Common side effects Special precautions Legal status
(Active ingredient)

Pharmacy Only Medicine

®
Actifed For adult and children > 12 years: • Sedation Contraindications: Pharmacy only
10ml three times a day • Sleep disturbance
(per 5ml syrup contain : • Skin rashes • Patients receiving MAOIs therapy or
1.25mg triprolidine HCl For children 6 to 12 years: • Dryness of nose within 14 days of discontinuing such
and 30mg 5ml three times a day treatment
pseudoephedrine) • Severe hypertension
For children 2 to 5 years:
2.5ml three times a day
Caution use in:

• Hypertension
• Heart disease
®
• Hyperthyroidism
Actifed Tablets For adult and children > 12 years: • Diabetes mellitus
1 tablet three times a day • Elevated eye pressure
(per tablet
• Prostatic enlargement
contain:2.5mg
• Severe liver / renal impairment
triprolodine HCl and
• Pregnancy
60mg pseudoephedrine)
• Not recommended during lactation
Actifed DM linctus For adult and children > 12 years: • Sedation
10 ml three times a day • Sleep disturbance
(per 5 ml syrup contain: • Skin rashes
1.25mg triprolidine, For children 6 to 12 years: • Dryness of nose
30mg pseudoephedrine 5 ml three times a day
and 10mg
dextromethorphan) For children 2 to 5 years:
2.5 ml three times a day

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 Medicines to Treat Cough & Cold
Generic name Dosage Common side effects Special precautions Legal status
(Active ingredient)

Pharmacy Only Medicine

®
Actifed Expectorant For adult and children > 12 years: • Sedation Contraindications: Pharmacy only
(per 5ml syrup contain: 10 ml three times a day • Sleep disturbance
1.25mg triprolidine HCl, • Skin rashes • Patients receiving MAOIs
30mg pseudoephedrine For children 6 to 12 years: • Dryness of nose therapy or within 14 days
and 100mg 5 ml three times a day of discontinuing such
guaiphenesin) treatment
For children 2 to 5 years: • Severe hypertension
2.5 ml three times a day

Caution use in:

• Hypertension
• Heart disease
• Hyperthyroidism
• Diabetes mellitus
• Elevated eye pressure
• Prostatic enlargement
• Severe liver / renal
impairment
• Pregnancy/Lactation

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 Medicines to Treat Cough & Cold
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(Active ingredient)

Over the Counter Medicine

Guaifenesin For adult and children >12 years: • Gastric discomfort Not recommended for children Over the
(100mg/5ml) 10 to 15ml three times a day < 2 years counter

For children 6 to 12 years:

5 to 10ml three times a day

For children 2 to 5 years:

2.5 to 5ml three times a day

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