País: Malta
Idioma: inglés
Fuente: Medicines Authority
AMMONIUM CHLORIDE, DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Bell Sons & Co. (Druggists) Limited Gifford House, Slaidburn Crescent, Southport, Mersyside PR 9 9AL, United Kingdom
R05F
AMMONIUM CHLORIDE 130 mg/5ml DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE 14 mg/5ml
ORAL SOLUTION
AMMONIUM CHLORIDE 130 mg/5ml DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE 14 mg/5ml
OTC
COUGH AND COLD PREPARATIONS
Withdrawn
2006-05-31
Page 1 of 4 SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS PRODUCT SUMMARY 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Numark Chesty Cough Expectorant 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each 5ml contains Diphenhydramine hydrochloride BP 14 mg Ammonium chloride BP 130 mg 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Oral solution. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Expectorant for symptomatic relief from coughs due to upper respiratory tract infections. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Oral liquid Adults: 5 ml to 10 ml every two or three hours Children: 6 to 12 years: 5 ml every three or four hours Elderly as adults. 4.3 CONTRA-INDICATIONS Hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients. Ammonium chloride is contraindicated in the presence of impaired hepatic or renal function. 4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS AND SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USE Do not exceed stated dose. This medicinal product contains 7.1 vol % ethanol (alcohol), i.e. 282 mg per 5ml dose. Harmful for those suffering from alcoholism, to be taken into account in pregnant or breast-feeding women, children and high-risk groups such as patients with liver disease or epilepsy. 4.5 INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER MEDICINAL PRODUCTS AND OTHER FORMS OF INTERACTION Diphenhydramine may enhance the sedative effect of central nervous system depressants Page 2 of 4 including alcohol, barbiturates, hypnotics, narcotic analgesics, sedatives and tranquillisers. 4.6 PREGNANCY AND LACTATION Diphenhydramine: significant incidence of cleft palate and clefts with other defects in children whose mothers had taken diphenhydramine during pregnancy. The warning "Do not take during pregnancy" is included on the label. 4.7 EFFECTS ON ABILITY TO DRIVE AND USE M Leer el documento completo