Ambroxol
AMBROXOL
Overview:
Ambroxol is a medicine that helps loosen and thin mucus in your lungs and airways, making it easier to cough up and breathe. It’s commonly used for coughs, bronchitis, and other chest or respiratory problems where mucus feels thick or sticky.It helps unblock your airways so you can breathe easier and heal quicker.
Classification: Mucolytic agent
Uses:
Ambroxol is mainly used to help clear thick mucus from the lungs and airways, making it easier to cough up and breathe.It’s often given for persistent coughs, lung infections, or chest congestion where mucus is thick. By helping to open the airways, it allows you to breathe more comfortably and recover faster.
How it works:
Ambroxol works by thinning and loosening the thick mucus in your lungs and airways, making it easier to cough up and clear. It also stimulates the cells in your respiratory tract to help produce a thinner, more fluid mucus and protect the airways from irritation. In short, it loosens mucus, clears your chest, and helps you breathe more comfortably.
Dosage: As prescribed by your doctor.
Side Effects:
- Stomach upset, nausea, or vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Mild skin rash or irritation
- Throat or mouth irritation
Precautions:
When taking Ambroxol, it’s important to follow your doctor’s instructions carefully. Let your doctor know if you have allergies, stomach ulcers, or liver or kidney problems. Pregnant or breastfeeding women should check with their doctor before using it. Be alert for any allergic reactions like rash, swelling, or trouble breathing, and seek medical help if they occur. If you’re taking other medications, make sure to check with your doctor to avoid any interactions.
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Levocetirizine
LEVOCETIRIZINE
Overview:
Levocetirizine is used in the treatment of allergic eye disease, nasal allergy symptoms such as sneezing and runny nose due to allergies.
How it works:
It alleviates allergy symptoms for example itching, swelling, and rashes by blocking the effects of a chemical messenger (histamine) in the body. Levocetirizine is an H1-receptor antagonist
Classification:
Antihistamine
Uses:
Levocetirizine is an antihistamine that may be used to reduce allergy symptoms such as red, itchy, or watery eyes; a runny nose; sneezing; rashes; itching; or reactions to insect bites or stings.Levocetirizine treats adults and children aged 6 months and older who have:
seasonal or year-round (also called perennial) allergies
chronic (long-lasting) urticaria (hives).
How It Works:
Levocetirizine works by blocking the release of a chemical called histamine from the cells in your body. This helps relieve symptoms of allergies, such as sneezing, runny nose, and red, watery, itchy eyes. This drug also helps relieve itching caused by hives.
Dosage:
As prescribed by your doctor.
Side Effects:
Allergic reaction. Symptoms can include:
rash
itching
hives
swelling of your lips, tongue, face, or throat
Kidney problems. Symptoms can include:
trouble urinating
changes in the amount you urinate
blood in your urine
Blurry vision.
Precautions:
For pregnant people: This drug is a category B pregnancy drug. That means two things:
Research in animals has not shown a risk to the fetus when pregnant animals were given levocetirizine.
There aren’t enough studies done in humans to show whether the drug poses a risk to the fetus.
Animal studies do not always predict the way humans would respond. Therefore, this drug should only be used in pregnancy if clearly needed.
Talk with your doctor if you’re pregnant or planning to become pregnant. Call your doctor if you become pregnant while taking this drug.
People who are breastfeeding: This drug may pass into breast milk and may cause side effects in a child who is breastfed. Talk with your doctor if you breastfeed your child. You may need to decide whether to stop breastfeeding or stop taking this medication.
For older adults: The kidneys of older adults may not work as well as they used to. This can cause your body to process drugs more slowly. As a result, more of a drug stays in your body for a longer time. This raises your risk of side effects.
For children: It isn’t known if this drug is safe or effective for children younger than 6 months of age.
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Montelukast
MONTELUKAST
Overview
Montelukast helps to reduce inflammation and may be used to prevent asthma attacks in adults and children at least 2 years old.
Montelukast is also used to prevent exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (a narrowing of the air passages in the lungs due to exercise that is also known as exercise-induced asthma) in adults and children who are at least 6 years old.
For adults and children at least 2 years old with symptoms of seasonal or year-round (perennial) allergies, montelukast may be considered when other treatments have not worked.
Classification
Leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs)
Uses
Montelukast is commonly used for the long-term treatment of asthma and to prevent symptoms of exercise-induced asthma. It will not stop a sudden asthma attack. Always have your rescue inhaler with you for asthma attacks.
Montelukast is also used to help control the symptoms of allergies such as sneezing, stuffy, runny, and itchy nose.
How it works
Montelukast is in the leukotriene receptor antagonist family of medications. It works by blocking the action of leukotriene D4 in the lungs resulting in decreased inflammation and relaxation of smooth muscle.
Dosage
As directed by the physician
Precautions
Before consuming Montelukast, let your doctor know about any previous allergies, as this product may cause allergic reactions in some.
Make a mention of your medical history to your doctor, including liver conditions, mental & mood conditions including anxiety, depression etc.
Mention the consumption of this drug to the dentist prior to any dental treatments.
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding then please inform your doctor before taking this medicine.
Side effects
Numbness and tingling of arms and legs
Body aches or pains
Flu-like symptoms
Headache
Anxiety and irritation
Feelings of depression, confusion, cloudy memory, and attention
Tremors and uncontrolled movements
Sleep problems
Compulsive behavior
This list does not include all the side effects, and there may be others. If you experience any of the above or any other, inform your doctor at the earliest.
Disclaimer
This content is for informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare provider for medical advice and proper dosage
