What is Piriton Expectorant Child Used for?
Piriton Expectorant Child is a drowsy antihistamine medicine that relieves symptoms such as Common cold, Allergy, Hay fever, Watery eyes, Itchy throat/skin, Anaphylactic shock, Rhinitis, Urticaria, itchy eyes (conjunctivitis)eczema hives (urticaria) caused by food allergies and chickenpox, Insect bites and stings. Piriton Expectorant Child can be purchased at Drugstore Nigeria, an online pharmacy store in Lagos.
What is Piriton Expectorant Child Composition?
Piriton Expectorant Child contains Ammonium Chloride, Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Sodium Citrate as active ingredients.
How Does Piriton Expectorant Child Work?
Piriton Expectorant Child works by blocking H1-receptor sites on tissues, increasing the excretion of extracellular electrolytes and water out of the body and also regulating the intake of sodium and potassium.
Piriton Expectorant Child Dosage
Children aged 6-11 years: Take 5 ml every 4-6 hours. Do not take more than a total of 30ml (6 doses) a day.
Children aged 2-5 years: Give 2.5 ml every 4-6 hours. Do not take more than a total of six doses (15ml) a day.
Children 1 year-23 months: Give 2.5 ml twice daily, preferably morning and evening.
How to Use Piriton Expectorant Child
• Follow the instructions written on the Piriton expectant leaflet
• Do not give an overdose of Piriton Expectorant to your child.
• Make use of the measuring cup that comes with the medication to get an accurate measurements.
What are the Common Side Effects of Piriton Expectorant Adult?
Common side effects of Piriton Expectorant Adult include;
• Nausea
• Dry mouth
• Blurred Vision
• Disturbance in attention
• Abnormal coordination
• Dizziness
• Headache
• Sedation
• Somnolence
• Fatigue
How Quickly Does Piriton Expectorant Child work?
Piriton Expectorant Child starts to work with 30mins to 1 hour of use.
Where Can I Buy Piriton Expectorant Child?
You can buy Piriton Expectorant Child at Drugstore.ng, Nigeria’s largest online pharmacy store.
