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Frantamol is a medicine used to relieve symptoms such as fever, headache, body aches in some cases. Medicines are prepared in many different forms to be suitable for use for many objects.1. What does Frantamol do?
Frantamol has the main ingredient Paracetamol or acetaminophen and is prepared in many forms as follows:
Children's Frantamol fever reducer: Prepared in the form of a powder pack, with a suitable paracetamol content for use in children such as children's Frantamol. 80mg, 150mg and 250mg. Frantamol cold and flu medicine: Frantamol flu medicine has the main ingredients are paracetamol 500mg, caffeine 25mg, phenylephrine HCl 5mg. Used to relieve symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle aches, runny nose, stuffy nose, rhinitis, sinusitis caused by flu or sinusitis caused by seasonal allergies. Paracetamol is an anti-inflammatory pain reliever, but mainly has analgesic and antipyretic effects, does not affect platelet aggregation and inflammatory response like other drugs of the NSAID group. At equal doses, paracetamol has analgesic and antipyretic effects similar to aspirin. Paracetamol lowers body temperature in people with a higher than normal temperature but rarely lowers body temperature in normal people. The antipyretic effect is due to the drug acting on the hypothalamus causing hypothermia, by vasodilating and increasing peripheral blood flow.
2. Indications and contraindications of the drug Frantamol
Frantamol is indicated for use in the following cases:
Treatment of mild to moderate pain such as headache, muscle aches, back pain, arthritis pain, toothache and menstrual pain. Reduce fever in cases such as rheumatism, colds, flu and fever due to respiratory infections. Particularly for the drug Frantamol flu is used to relieve symptoms of nasal congestion, runny nose, fever, pain caused by flu, cold or allergic rhinitis. Because phenylephrine contained in the drug is a sympathomimetic drug that works to reduce nasal edema, relieve symptoms of nasal congestion. Do not use Frantamol antipyretic for the following cases:
Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to any ingredient of the drug. Severe liver or kidney disease. Patients with severe anemia Patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenasse (G6PD) deficiency. Frantamol is contraindicated with heart disease, lung disease, high blood pressure, angina pectoris, coronary thrombosis, hyperthyroidism, diabetes, taking an MAOI or taking an MAOI within 3 weeks. previous, acute asthma attack, prostate enlargement, narrow-angle glaucoma, children under 12 years old.
3. How to use and dose Frantamol
How to use: Depending on the dosage form, there is an appropriate way to use the drug. As for the tablet form used by drinking directly with water, the powder package is mixed with enough water and then taken.
Dosage of drugs:
Fever and pain relief: Use at a dose of 10 to 15mg/kg body weight. Use at least 4-6 hours apart if needed. Do not use more than 5 times a day. For drug Frantamol flu use Adults take 1-2 tablets / time, 2-3 times a day. Children over 12 years old: 1 tablet/time, 2-3 times a day. Treatment of drug overdose: Paracetamol overdose can occur when you abuse the drug, take the drug in high doses at one time, use different routes with the same ingredients to reduce fever and can cause symptoms such as: Nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain appear 2 to 3 hours after taking the drug. More severe, can cause methemoglobinemia (manifested as cyanosis of the skin and mucous membranes), disturbances of consciousness, confusion, coma and irreversible liver function impairment if not promptly treated. When an overdose occurs, it is necessary to immediately notify the medical staff for timely intervention. If possible you should use N-acetylcysteine as an antidote. When the late treatment is determined to be more than 36 hours after taking the drug, the liver that is already at risk of damage will be difficult to recover;
4. What are the side effects of taking Frantamol?
When using antipyretic drugs Frantamol can cause some side effects as follows:
Uncommon side effects:
Skin rash, urticaria; Nausea and vomiting; Decreased neutrophil count and pancytopenia; cause thrombocytopenia; decreased red blood cells (anemia); Nephrotoxicity with long-term abuse. In general, if you use Frantamol fever reducer, it is usually quite benign if you use it correctly and at the right dose. But if you see side effects, you should immediately notify your doctor for treatment.
In addition, if taking fratamol flu medicine may cause other side effects caused by phenylephrine such as slow heart rate, increased blood pressure, restlessness, trouble sleeping, anxiety, fatigue, dizziness...
5. Notes when using Frantamol
To use the drug safely and effectively, you need to note the following:
When taking the drug, pay attention to the history of allergies to any of the ingredients in the drug, accompanying diseases to avoid unwanted effects. want to happen; The drug should be used with caution in the following cases: Chronic anemia; people with liver and kidney disease; Elderly people, alcoholics because Paracetamol and alcohol can both be harmful to the liver. Frantamol comes in many different forms, you should choose the right dose and the right type. Avoid using Frantamol for colds and flu in common cases of fever and pain relief. During pregnancy, Paracetamol should be used for pregnant women only when absolutely necessary, always weighing the benefits to the mother and the risks to the fetus. In general, it is safe for this object, but we still do not really understand the risk of harm to the fetus, so do not abuse it during pregnancy. For lactating women, studies in mothers taking Paracetamol have not been found to have an undesirable effect on the nursing infant, so it can be used, but always consider carefully before taking it. . This is a medication that treats symptoms, so you still need to find the cause of the disease to be able to improve the condition. Use in case of fever should pay attention not to abuse the drug for more than 3 days without finding the cause, if pain relief, do not use the drug for more than 10 days unless prescribed by a doctor. Do not take medicines with similar ingredients for fever or other antipyretics while taking Frantamol as this can cause severe hypothermia. There have been many people who gave children medicine but did not see the fever, then used anal medicine at the same time to reduce the fever. This is an absolute contraindication, because increasing the amount of the drug will cause harm to health, especially the risk of overdose in children. If you have a fever in addition to taking medicine, you should use more physical measures to increase the effectiveness of antipyretic, to help reduce the amount of medicine put into the body. Drug interactions may occur when taking paracetamol with drugs that can affect the liver such as barbiturates, isoniazid... when combined, may increase the risk of liver toxicity. Do not use Frantamol when there are signs of damage and expiration of the expiry date. You should store the medicine in a cool place, away from direct light. Above is the information about the drug Frantamol, you should use it correctly to ensure the safety of you and your child. Although safe, the risk of affecting the body is still there, so pay attention to the notes when using the drug.
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