Triactin 2mg/5ml syrup 120 ml

Tradename

Triactin

Triactin

Compound:

Each 5 ml syrup contains: cyproheptadine hydrochloride 2 mg

Properties

It is a blocker of histamine H1 receptors, it also exhibits m-anticholinergic and antiserotonin activity. Prevents the development and facilitates the course of allergic reactions. It also has antipruritic, antiexudative, anticholinergic and sedative effects. The drug stimulates appetite, blocks somatotropin hypersecretion in acromegaly and ACTH secretion in Itsenko-Cushing’s syndrome.

Indications

— acute and chronic urticaria, serum sickness, hay fever, vasomotor rhinitis;

-toxidermia, itching, eczema, eczematous dermatitis, contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, angioedema, insect bites;

— neurodermatitis;

Dosage and administration

Adults: 2 teaspoons 3-4 times a day.

The maximum daily dose is 16 teaspoons.

Children 2-7 years old: 1 teaspoon 2-3 times a day.

Contraindications

— hypersensitivity to the drug;

— angle-closure glaucoma;

— benign prostatic hyperplasia;

Side effects

Transient drowsiness, which rarely requires discontinuation of the drug.

Less common are dry mouth, anxiety, confusion, ataxia, visual hallucinations, dizziness, nausea, skin rashes, agitation, headache.

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