ratio-Cotridin

Related terms

Brand Names: Canada: CoActifed?;Covan?;ratio-Cotridin

Uses

It is used to ease allergy signs.
It is used to stop coughing.
It is used to treat nose stuffiness.
Triprolidine lowers or stops the body's reaction to the allergen.
Pseudoephedrine shrinks swollen nose tissue and opens up passages.
Codeine works on the cough center in the brain.

Dosing

How to take
This drug is most useful if started before contact with the allergen. Take at least 1 to 3 hours before.
Take with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.
Drink lots of noncaffeine liquids unless told to drink less liquid by your doctor.
There is a liquid (syrup) if you cannot swallow pills.

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