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Methylephedrine, sold under the brand name Metheph among others, is a sympathomimetic medication described as an antiasthmatic agent and used to treat coughing and nasal congestion. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 1 ] It is reported to be used in various over-the-counter cough and cold preparations throughout the world, including Japan .
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Vaccine combinations (few exceptions), antibiotics, low-dose steroids (less than 20 mg per day), minor infections with low fever (below 38.5º Celsius), diarrhea, malnutrition, kidney or liver disease, heart or lung disease, non-progressive encephalopathy, well controlled epilepsy or advanced age, are not contraindications to vaccination.
In the Philippines, its Food and Drug Administration approved Lianhua Qingwen on 7 August 2020 as a traditional herbal product that helps remove "heat-toxin invasion of the lungs, including symptoms such as fever, aversion to cold, muscle soreness, stuffy and runny nose". It is not registered as a COVID-19 medication, and a doctor's ...
Phenylpropanolamine was previously available in the United States over-the-counter and in certain combination drug forms by prescription. [24] [25] One such example of the latter was a combination of phenylpropanolamine and chlorpheniramine, which dually contained decongestant and antihistamine effects, marketed by Tutag as 'Vernate'.
Levmetamfetamine, also known as l-desoxyephedrine or levomethamphetamine, and commonly sold under the brand name Vicks VapoInhaler among others, is an optical isomer of methamphetamine primarily used as a topical nasal decongestant. [2]
Propylhexedrine works mainly as an adrenergic agonist, when used at therapeutic doses in an inhaler dosage form. [21] This restricts the blood vessels in the nose and reduces swelling; thereby, it relieves nasal congestion. [22] At higher doses, propylhexedrine affects the central nervous system as a norepinephrine–dopamine releasing agent ...
Syrup of ipecac (/ ˈ ɪ p ɪ k æ k /), or simply ipecac, is a drug that was once widely used as an expectorant (in low doses) and a rapid-acting emetic (in higher doses). It is obtained from the dried rhizome and roots of the ipecacuanha plant (Carapichea ipecacuanha), from which it derives its name.