The Common Cold Flashcards
What is the lower age limit of diphenhydramine?
> 6.
Dry mouth, sedation, constipation.
Increased sedation with alcohol, opioids, antidepressants etc.
Use with care in glaucoma, prostate enlargement.
Ok in preg and breastfeeding but some manufacturers recommend avoid. (may reduce milk supply)
What are the side effects of diphenhydramine?
> 6.
Dry mouth, sedation, constipation.
Increased sedation with alcohol, opioids, antidepressants etc.
Use with care in glaucoma, prostate enlargement.
Ok in preg and breastfeeding but some manufacturers recommend avoid. (may reduce milk supply)
In who should diphenhydramine be used with care?
Antihistamine
>6.
Dry mouth, sedation, constipation.
Increased sedation with alcohol, opioids, antidepressants etc.
Use with care in glaucoma, prostate enlargement.
Ok in preg and breastfeeding but some manufacturers recommend avoid. (may reduce milk supply)
Can you use diphenydramine in pregnancy/breast feeding?
Antihistamine
>6.
Dry mouth, sedation, constipation.
Increased sedation with alcohol, opioids, antidepressants etc.
Use with care in glaucoma, prostate enlargement.
Ok in preg and breastfeeding but some manufacturers recommend avoid. (may reduce milk supply)
What type of drug is diphenydramine?
Antihistamine
>6.
Dry mouth, sedation, constipation.
Increased sedation with alcohol, opioids, antidepressants etc.
Use with care in glaucoma, prostate enlargement.
Ok in preg and breastfeeding but some manufacturers recommend avoid. (may reduce milk supply)
What are the age restrictions on pseudoephedrine and phenylephrine?
> 12 for phenylephrine products
6 for pseudoephedrine.
Insomnia as side effect, possibly tachycardia.
Avoid use with MAOIs, betablockers and TCAs.
Control of hypertension and diabetes may be affected but a short treatment is unlikely to be clinically relevant.
Best to avoid in pregnancy but ok in breastfeeding but could reduce milk supply.
What are the side effects of pseudoephedrine and phenylephrine products?
> 12 for phenylephrine products
6 for pseudoephedrine.
Insomnia as side effect, possibly tachycardia.
Avoid use with MAOIs, betablockers and TCAs.
Control of hypertension and diabetes may be affected but a short treatment is unlikely to be clinically relevant.
Best to avoid in pregnancy but ok in breastfeeding but could reduce milk supply.
The control of what conditions may be affected by pseudoephedrine and phenylephrine products?
> 12 for phenylephrine products
6 for pseudoephedrine.
Insomnia as side effect, possibly tachycardia.
Avoid use with MAOIs, betablockers and TCAs.
Control of hypertension and diabetes may be affected but a short treatment is unlikely to be clinically relevant.
Best to avoid in pregnancy but ok in breastfeeding but could reduce milk supply.
Can pseudoephedrine or phenylephrine products be used in pregnancy or breastfeeding?
> 12 for phenylephrine products
6 for pseudoephedrine.
Insomnia as side effect, possibly tachycardia.
Avoid use with MAOIs, betablockers and TCAs.
Control of hypertension and diabetes may be affected but a short treatment is unlikely to be clinically relevant.
Best to avoid in pregnancy but ok in breastfeeding but could reduce milk supply.
OTC age for oxymetazoline use is
> 12 (>6 for xlometazoline - otrivine child nasal drops)
can cause possible local irritation in ~5% of patients.
Avoid use with MAOIs and moclobemide due to risk of hypertensive crisis.
No evidence for or against pregnancy but ok in breastfeeding.
Possible side effects of oxymetazoline are
> 12 (>6 for xlometazoline - otrivine child nasal drops)
can cause possible local irritation in ~5% of patients.
Avoid use with MAOIs and moclobemide due to risk of hypertensive crisis.
No evidence for or against pregnancy but ok in breastfeeding.
Who should avoid using oxymetazoline?
> 12 (>6 for xlometazoline - otrivine child nasal drops)
can cause possible local irritation in ~5% of patients.
Avoid use with MAOIs and moclobemide due to risk of hypertensive crisis.
No evidence for or against pregnancy but ok in breastfeeding.
