Coldrex MaxGrip with lemon flavor for colds and flu. Dosage, side effects of use

Coldrex MaxGrip with lemon flavor is used in the short-term symptomatic treatment of flu and colds with fever, chills, headache, sore throat and rhinitis. The preparation is a combined drug with analgesic, antipyretic and vasoconstrictive properties. The medicine is presented as a powder for oral solution and is available without a prescription.

Coldrex MaxGrip with lemon flavor (GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare)

SUBSTANCE 1 bag contains: 1 g of paracetamol, 0,04 g of ascorbic acid, 0,01 g of phenylephrine

ACTION

Coldrex MaxGrip with lemon flavor is a combined preparation with analgesic, antipyretic and vasoconstrictive properties.

Coldrex MaxGrip with lemon flavor – indications and dosage

Coldrex MaxGrip with lemon flavor is a drug recommended for the treatment of flu and cold symptoms:

1. fever,
2. chills,
3. Headache,
4. sore throat,
5. rhinitis.

Drug dosage

Coldrex MaxGrip with lemon flavor is a powder for oral solution. Dissolve the powder in hot water and drink it immediately.

1. Adults and children over 12 years of age. Orally, 1 bag every 4-6 h up to 4 times a day.

Coldrex MaxGrip with lemon flavor and contraindications

The contraindication to the use of Coldrex MaxGrip with lemon flavor are:

1. hypersensitivity to any component of the preparation,
2. severe kidney failure,
3. hypertension,
4. overactive thyroid gland
5. diabetes,
6. liver failure
7. heart diseases,
8. parallel use of tricyclic antidepressants, beta-blockers and MAO inhibitors (now or within the last 14 days).

Coldrex MaxGrip with lemon flavor – warnings about the drug

1. Do not give the drug to children under 12 years of age.
2. The preparation should not be used for more than 7 days.
3. It is recommended to check whether any other medications taken contain paracetamol to avoid overdosing.
4. Do not exceed the recommended dose of the drug as it may cause liver damage.
5. It is not advisable to take other medications against colds, flu and medications that reduce nasal congestion at the same time.
6. People with a deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and methaemoglobin reductase. should exercise extreme caution.
7. The drug should be administered with caution to people with: renal and / or hepatic impairment; patients with bronchial asthma; with hypertension; with an enlarged prostate gland; with hyperthyroidism; with Raynaud’s syndrome.
8. There is a special risk of liver damage in patients who are starving, emaciated and regularly consuming alcohol.
9. Patients taking rifampicin, antiepileptic drugs, hypnotics, St. John’s wort (used e.g. in depression) or other drugs increasing hepatic metabolism, as well as in people with glutathione deficiency (e.g. with eating disorders), HIV patients, patients with cystic fibrosis should be consult your physician on this medication as there is an increased risk of hepatotoxicity.
10. Discontinue treatment immediately at the first appearance of allergic symptoms.
11. People with diabetes should exercise caution as Coldrex MaxGrip contains sucrose.
12. Patients who are intolerant to certain sugars should consult a doctor before taking the drug.
13. Alcohol should not be consumed during treatment with the drug.
14. Pregnant and breastfeeding women may take the preparation after consulting a doctor and if absolutely necessary, when the doctor decides that the benefit for the mother outweighs the potential risk for the child.
15. The preparation administered in therapeutic doses does not impair the ability to drive motor vehicles.

Coldrex MaxGrip with lemon flavor with other drugs

1. Do not take simultaneously with other preparations containing paracetamol.
2. The paracetamol contained in the drug increases the effect of anticoagulants (warfarin, coumarin derivatives).
3. Concurrent use of rifampicin, antiepileptic drugs or hypnotics (e.g. phenobarbital, phenytoin, carbamazepine) and other drugs inducing liver microsomal enzymes may lead to liver toxicity, even at the recommended doses of paracetamol.
4. Taking the drug with MAO inhibitors or within 2 weeks of completing treatment with these drugs may cause high fever and agitation.
5. Combining paracetamol with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g. acetylsalicylic acid) increases the possibility of renal dysfunction.
6. Metoclopramide and other drugs that accelerate gastric emptying accelerate gastric emptying, and cholestyramine and cholinolytics delay the absorption of paracetamol from the gastrointestinal tract.
7. The analgesic effect of the drug is enhanced by cofferin.
8. The elimination time of paracetamol is prolonged by salicylamide.
9. Taking the drug may have an influence on the results of laboratory tests, e.g. on the results of blood glucose measurements.
10. Phenylephrine in this medicine taken with labor acceleration drugs or ergot alkaloids may increase the risk of an increase in blood pressure, taking with MAO inhibitors may cause a sharp rise in blood pressure.
11. Phenylephrine may reduce the antihypertensive effect of beta-blockers. Taking these preparations is a contraindication to the use of the preparation.
12. Ascorbic acid increases the absorption of iron and the absorption of aluminum contained in antacids.

Coldrex MaxGrip with lemon flavor – side effects

Taking Coldrex MaxGrip with lemon flavor may lead to the following side effects:

1. allergic reactions (urticaria, erythema, rash, attack of bronchial asthma and other hypersensitivity reactions up to the symptoms of anaphylactic shock),
2. nausea,
3. vomiting,
4. digestive disorders,
5. burning in the epigastrium,
6. dry mouth
7. rare cases of haematological disorders: thrombocytopenia, agranulocytosis and methaemoglobinaemia.
8. Rarely, the following may occur: transient urination disorders, renal colic, necrosis of the kidney papilla, increased blood pressure, arrhythmias, pale skin, breathing disorders, anxiety, restlessness, nervousness, insomnia.