Chlophedianol, phenylephrine, and pyrilamine
Generic name: chlophedianol, phenylephrine, and pyrilamine [ KLOE-fe-DYE-a-nol, FEN-il-EFF-rin, and-pir-IL-a-meen ]
Brand name: Pro-Chlo
Dosage form: oral liquid (12.5 mg-5 mg-12.5 mg/5 mL)
Drug class:Upper respiratory combinations
What is chlophedianol, phenylephrine, and pyrilamine?
Chlophedianol is a cough suppressant. It affects the signals in the brain that trigger cough reflex.
Phenylephrine is a decongestant that shrinks blood vessels in the nasal passages. Dilated blood vessels can cause nasal congestion (stuffy nose).
Pyrilamine is an antihistamine that reduces the effects of natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.
Chlophedianol, phenylephrine, and pyrilamine is a combination medicine used to treat runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, itching, watery eyes, cough, and sinus congestion caused by allergies, the common cold, or the flu.
chlophedianol, phenylephrine, and pyrilamine will not treat a cough that is caused by smoking, asthma, bronchitis, or emphysema.
Chlophedianol, phenylephrine, and pyrilamine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
Do not use this medicine if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, tranylcypromine, and others.
Before taking this medicine
Do not use chlophedianol, phenylephrine, and pyrilamine if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene b...
