(Chlorpheniramine maleate)

Indication: symptomatic relief of allergic conditions including urticaria and angioedema, rhinitis, and conjunctivitis, and in pruritic skin disorders.

Intravenously as an adjunct in the emergency treatment of anaphylactic shock.

Cautions: epilepsy, prostatic hypertrophy, glaucoma and hepatic disease.

Side Effects: drowsiness; impaired ability to drive or operate machinery; effects of alcohol maybe increased; headache; psychomotor impairment, anti-muscarinic effects such as urinary retention, dry mouth, blurred vision, and gastro-intestinal disturbances; occasional rashes; rarely photosensitivity reaction and paradoxical stimulation especially with high doses and in children.

Dose: by mouth, 4mg 3-4 times daily.

Max. dose, 24mg daily.

Child under 1 year, not recommended. 1-2 years, 1mg twice daily.

2-5 years, 1mg 4-6 times daily with a max. dose of 6mg daily. 6-12 years, 2mg 4-6 times daily with a max. dose of 12mg daily.