Cough is a symptom that occurs due to many causes such as respiratory infections, flu, allergies, bronchitis, whooping cough, asthma, irritation, etc. For treatment, people use Toplexil cough medicine with 2 dosage forms, which are tablets or cough syrup.
1. Uses of Toplexil
Toplexil is mainly produced in syrup form with the main ingredients: Guaifenesin, Oxomemazin, Paracetamol, and Sodium benzoate. In addition, Toplexil is also available in tablet form but is less commonly used.
The main use of Toplexil is to treat the following cases:
- Cough due to allergies;
- Cough due to stimulants;
The drug responds to cases of uncomfortable dry cough in adults and children over 1 year old, especially coughs that occur in the evening and at night.
2. Instructions for using Toplexil
2.1. Dosage for children
For children, the daily dose of cough syrup depends on the child's weight:
- 1-6 years old: Take 5ml/time, 2-3 times a day;
- 6-10 years old: Take 10ml/time, 2-3 times a day;
- 10-12 years old: Take 10ml/time, 3-4 times a day.
The dosage for children under 6 years old has not yet been determined. Therefore, parents should consult a doctor if they intend to use this medicine to treat coughs in their children.
2.2. Dosage for adults
For adults and children over 12 years old, the suggested dosage of Toplexil cough medicine is as follows:
- Cough syrup: Take 10ml/time, 4 times a day;
- Toplexil tablets: Take 2-6 tablets/day, 2-3 times a day.
There are currently no adequate studies to determine the risks of using Toplexil to treat coughs for pregnant women or breastfeeding women. Therefore, before using the medicine for this group, everyone should consult a doctor to consider the benefits and risks.
*Notes on how to use the medicine:
- If necessary, the medicine can be repeated with a minimum interval of 4 hours between 2 doses;
- Users calculate the amount of medicine by a measuring device or a teaspoon (1-2 teaspoons/time).
3. Side effects of Toplexil
In addition to its effective cough treatment, Toplexil can also cause unwanted side effects such as:
- Lethargy, drowsiness, involuntary sleep daytime;
- Memory disorders, poor concentration, confusion, hallucinations;
- Dizziness, visual disturbances;
- Increased viscosity of bronchial secretions, accommodation disorders;
- Digestive intolerance, constipation, urinary retention;
- Palpitations, decreased arterial blood pressure;
- Loss of motor coordination, tremors (rare);
- Agranulocytosis, leukopenia (rare).
In case the patient has a persistent fever, with or without signs of infection (pharyngitis), paleness, or sweating, it is necessary to immediately notify the directing doctors.
4. Notes when using Toplexil
Do not use Toplexil in the following cases:
- Allergy, hypersensitivity to the ingredients of the drug (especially antihistamines);
- History of agranulocytosis in the blood;
- Difficulty urinating due to prostate disease or other diseases;
- Some forms of glaucoma;
- Do not use the drug for patients with liver cell failure, or respiratory failure.
- Pregnant or lactating women;
- Children under 6 years old.
5. Toplexil drug interactions
Toplexil can change the function of other drugs you are taking, or increase the effects of side effects. This drug contains antihistamines, and active ingredients Oxomemazin and Guaifenesin. To avoid overdose, do not treat at the same time as other drugs containing the same active ingredients.
Drugs that may interact with the cough medicine Toplexil include:
- Central nervous system depressants such as sleeping pills, anesthetics, Clonidine, Barbiturates, Morphine, Methadone;
- Atropine and similar drugs: Imipramine, anti-Parkinson's anticholinergic drugs, Atropinic antispasmodics, Disopyramide;
- Sultopride.
The article has provided basic knowledge about the cough medicine Toplexil. Hopefully, the above information will support readers effectively in the treatment process with this medicine.
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