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Category:
Description:
Indications:
Precautions:
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Pregnancy
category C; excretion into breast milk unknown
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Recurrent
cough
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Cough
associated with fever, rash, persistent headache, excessive secretions
Adverse
Reactions (Side Effects):
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CNS:
dizziness, drowsiness, headache
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GI:
nausea, stomach pain, vomiting
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SKIN:
rash
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Dosage:
Administered
orally (capsule, tablet, sprinkle, syrup)
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Adult:
PO 100-400mg every 4-6 hours or 600mg sustained release every
12 hours, not to exceed 2.4g daily
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Child:
PO (6-12 years) 100-200mg every 4 hours, not to exceed 1.2g
daily; (2-6 years) 50-100mg every 4 hours, not to exceed 600mg daily
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The information contained here is an abbreviated summary. For more detailed
and complete information, consult the manufacturer's product information sheets
or standard textbooks. Source:
Operational Medicine 2001, Health
Care in Military Settings, NAVMED P-5139, May 1, 2001, Bureau
of Medicine and Surgery, Department
of the Navy, 2300 E Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20372-5300
OB-GYN 101:
Introductory Obstetrics & Gynecology
© 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008
Medical Education Division,
Brookside Associates, Ltd.
All rights reserved
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