Medrolin50mg

Indication

Allergic conditions

Administration

Should be taken with food. Take during or shortly after meals.

Adult Dose

Oral Allergic conditions Adult: 100-300 mg/day.

Child Dose

Oral Allergic conditions Child: <2 yr: 50-100 mg/day; 2-5 yr: 50-150 mg/day; 5-10 yr: 100-200 mg/day; >10 yr: 100-300 mg/day.

Contraindication

Premature infants and neonates. Acute asthmatic attack.

Mode of Action

Mebhydrolin is an ethylenediamine derivative antihistamine with antimuscarinic and sedative properties.

Precaution

Closed-angle glaucoma; urinary retention, prostatic hyperplasia or pyloroduodenal obstruction; epilepsy. Elderly. Pregnancy. May impair ability to drive... View More

Side Effect

CNS depression; paradoxical stimulation (high doses, children or elderly); headache, psychomotor impairment; dry mouth, thickened respiratory tract secr... View More

Interaction

Enhanced sedation with alcohol or other CNS depressants. Additive antimuscarinic effects with MAOIs, atropine, TCAs. May mask warning symptoms caused by... View More