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With the main ingredients including Doxylamine succinate and Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Pregnause is effective against nausea and vomiting in pregnant women but not responding to maintenance therapy. Please refer to the article below to get more useful information about this drug.
1. What is the effect of Pregnause?
Pregnause belongs to the group of drugs to treat nausea and vomiting, with the main ingredients being Doxylamine succinate 10mg and Pyridoxine hydrochloride 10mg. The effects of each active ingredient in Pregnause are as follows:Doxylamine succinate: This is an antihistamine, which works to relieve symptoms such as sneezing, itchy eyes and nose, watery eyes, runny nose. However, Doxylamine also has the effect of causing drowsiness, so it is also used to support sleep. Pyridoxine hydrochloride: This is a water-soluble B vitamin. Pregnause is available as enteric-coated tablets and is indicated for the treatment of nausea and vomiting in pregnant women who have not responded to maintenance therapy.
2. Usage and dosage of Pregnause
Pregnause is to be taken orally, swallow the tablet whole with water, do not break, crush to drink or chew the medicine. The medicine should be taken on an empty stomach.
The recommended dose of Pregnause in adults is 2 tablets / time, taken before bed. If symptoms are well controlled the next day, continue taking this dose.
But if on the afternoon of the second day the symptoms persist, then that night the patient needs to take 2 Pregnause tablets before going to bed. After that, the third day will start taking 3 tablets, including 1 tablet / time in the morning and 2 tablets / time in the evening before going to bed. If the dose of 3 tablets helps control symptoms well to the next day (ie day 4), continue taking the dose of 3 tablets.
But if the symptoms are not controlled, the patient needs to take a dose of 4 Pregnause tablets on the 4th day, including 1 tablet / time in the morning, 1 tablet / time in the afternoon and 2 tablets / time at bedtime. The dose of 4 tablets is also the maximum dose.
3. Pregnause side effects
Pregnause can cause some unwanted side effects with the frequency of occurrence as follows:
Common: Drowsiness, falls leading to accidents when combined with alcohol or CNS depressants. Frequency unknown: Palpitations, dyspnea, tachycardia; dizziness, visual disturbances, blurred vision; abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, constipation. It is not clear that Pregnause causes side effects such as irritability, fatigue, chest pain, excitability, migraine, headache, hyperactivity, paresthesia; insomnia, nightmares, disorientation, anxiety; urinary retention, difficulty urinating; maculopapular rash, skin rash, itching, increased sweating with frequency. If you see any strange symptoms after taking Pregnause, you should immediately report it to your doctor or go to a medical facility soon for a health check.
4. Some notes when using Pregnause
Do not use Pregnause in people with hypersensitivity to the ingredients of the drug and antihistamines. Patients taking MAO drugs should not take Pregnause because the drug can enhance and prolong the effects on the central nervous system. People under 18 years of age should not take Pregnause because safety and effectiveness have not been established. Women who need to be alert to work or work should be warned about the side effects of Pregnause before taking it. While taking the drug, do not drink alcohol or other alcoholic beverages. Women with asthma, peptic ulcer disease, glaucoma or narrow-angle glaucoma, and bladder neck obstruction should use caution when taking Pregnause because of its anticholinergic properties. Pregnause is used to prevent nausea and vomiting in women who are pregnant but have not responded to maintenance therapy.
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