Ketokid 1 mg/5 ml (Syrup)

100 ml bottle: ৳ 50.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Ketotifen fumarate oral
Company Euro pharma ltd
Also available as
Ketokid 1 mg tablet

Title & Categories

  • Ketokid 1 mg/5 ml Syrup
  • Antihistamine Medication
  • Mast Cell Stabilizer
  • Allergic Condition Treatment

Indications

  • Prophylactic treatment of bronchial asthma
  • Symptomatic treatment of allergic conditions including rhinitis and conjunctivitis
  • Alleviating complications of itching, pain, and tenderness associated with neurofibroma
  • Symptomatic treatment of allergy such as hayfever and urticaria

Pharmacology

  • Anti-allergic properties
  • Antihistamine properties
  • Anti-anaphylactic properties
  • Sustained inhibitory effect on histamine reactions
  • Experimental effectiveness in asthmatic subjects
  • Long-term clinical trial effects
  • Progressive reduction of corticosteroids and bronchodilators

Dosage & Administration

  • Adult dosage: 1 mg twice daily with food
  • Possible dosage increase to 2 mg twice daily in severe cases
  • Children above 3 years: 1 mg twice daily with food
  • Elderly dosage same as adult dose

Interaction

  • Potentiation of sedatives, hypnotics, antihistamines, and alcohols
  • Reversible fall in platelet count observed with oral antidiabetic agents

Contraindications

  • Reversible fall in platelet count observed with oral antidiabetic agents
  • No evidence of teratogenic effect, but not recommended in pregnancy or lactation

Side Effects

  • Drowsiness
  • Dry mouth
  • Slight dizziness

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • No evidence of teratogenic effect, not recommended in pregnancy or lactation

Precautions & Warnings

  • Continuation of previous treatment for a minimum of two weeks after starting Ketokid
  • Possible existence of adrenocortical insufficiency in steroid-dependent patients
  • Impaired reactions during the first day of treatment
  • Potentiation of sedatives, hypnotics, antihistamines, and alcohol

Overdose Effects

  • Confusion
  • Headache
  • Bradycardia
  • Respiratory depression

Therapeutic Class

  • Cromoglycate & related drugs

Storage Conditions

  • Store in a cool and dry place
  • Protect from light
  • Keep out of the reach of children

Chemical Structure

  • Molecular Formula: C19H19NOS

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