Alril Drop
Product Info
Prescription required | Yes |
Marketer | Medoz Pharmaceutical Pvt. Ltd |
Active Ingredient | Chlorpheniramine Maleate (1mg) + Paracetamol (125mg) + Phenylephrine (2.5mg) |
Storage | Store below 30°C |
Habit Forming | No |
Therapeutic Class | RESPIRATORY |
User Rating | 5.0 |
User Reviews | 743 |
FAQ
Alril Drop Reviews
Give Alril to your child by mouth with or without food. Children often have a sensitive stomach and complain of stomach upset while taking medicines. Prefer giving this medicine with food if this happens. Always remember that the dosing schedule provided by your child’s doctor depends on the type of symptoms your child has, so make sure to follow the prescribed dose, time, and way strictly.
Give Alril at a fixed time each day so that it gradually makes a place in your child’s daily routine, which will help you to remember. If your child vomits within 30 minutes of taking this medicine give the same dose again. However, never repeat the dose if it's already time for the next dose. Your child may start to feel better within a week of regular dosing. However, you must continue giving the medicine to your child to finish the complete prescribed course as stopping it abruptly may worsen your child’s condition.
Some of the minor and temporary side effects that your child may experience while taking this medicine include vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, dizziness, rash, and headache. Usually, these episodes subside once your child’s body adapts to the medicine. In case these side effects persist or become bothersome for your child, consult your child’s doctor without any delay.
Narrate your child’s complete medical history to your child’s doctor, including any ongoing medicine regime or history of any allergy, heart problem, blood disorder, birth defects, airway obstruction, lung anomaly, skin disorder, liver impairment, and kidney malfunction. This information is critical for dose alterations and for planning your child’s overall treatment.
How Alril Drop Works
How to Use Alril Drop
Benefits of Alril Drop
- In Treatment of Common cold: Alril is a combination medicine that effectively relieves symptoms of common cold such as blocked nose, runny nose, watery eyes, sneezing, and congestion or stuffiness. It helps to loosen thick mucus, making it easier to cough out. This makes it easier for air to move in and out. It shrinks the blood vessels and provides rapid relief that lasts for several hours.Alril usually starts to work within a few minutes and the effects can last up to several hours. Take it as prescribed by the doctor. Do not stop using it unless you are advised to by your doctor. Taking this medicine enables you to live your life more freely without worrying so much about things that set off your symptoms.
Uses of Alril Drop
- Treatment of Common cold
Alril Drop Side Effects
Safety Tips
Quick Tips
- Never combine Alril with other cold and flu medicines as that may lead to side effects.
- Stop Alril and immediately report to the doctor if your child develops an itchy rash, facial swelling, or breathing difficulties.
- Practice self-care tips:Clean and disinfect surfaces after sneezing and coughing to avoid allergyGive your child plenty of fluids as it helps to thin and to loosen the mucus in the lungsRestrain your child from having dairy products, coffee, and foods that are spicy and fried. All these can trigger coughingMake your child gargle with warm saltwaterEnsure your child takes enough rest.
- Alril may make your child feel sleepy. Ensure your child takes extra care when taking part in physical activities.
References
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- Cleveland Clinic. Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine oral solution or syrup.
- U.S. National Library of Medicine. Efficacy and Safety of Paracetamol, Chlorpheniramine and Phenylephrine in the Treatment of Common Cold and Flu Syndrome. [Updated 28 Nov. 2011]