Mebhydrolin is a sedative anti-histamine with anti-muscarinic properties. Mebhydrolin is used for the symptomatic relief of allergic conditions including urticaria, rhinitis and, in pruritic skin disorders.
Ethylenediamine Derivative; Antihistamine
Store at a temperature not exceeding 30°C in a dry place. Protect from light.
Oral Allergic conditions Adult: 100-300 mg/day. Child: <2 yr: 50-100 mg/day; 2-5 yr: 50-150 mg/day; 5-10 yr: 100-200 mg/day; >10 yr: 100-300 mg/day.
The effects of atropine and tricyclic anti-depressants may be enhanced by Mebhydrolin. It may mask the warning symptoms of damage caused by ototoxic drugs.
Premature infants & neonates. Acute asthmatic attack. Closed-angle glaucoma; urinary retention, prostatic hyperplasia or pyloroduodenal obstruction; epilepsy. Elderly. Pregnancy. May impair ability to drive or operate machinery.
CNS depression; paradoxical stimulation (high doses, child or elderly); headache, psychomotor impairment; dry mouth, thickened resp tract secretions, blurred vision; urinary difficulty or retention, constipation, increased gastric reflux; nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, epigastric pain. Rarely, blood disorders. Convulsions, sweating, myalgia, paraesthesias, extrapyramidal effects, tremor, sleep disturbances, depression, confusion, tinnitus, hypotension, hair loss. Anaphylaxis.
Safety in pregnancy and lactation has not been established.
Keep below 30°C temperature, away from light & moisture. Keep out of the reach of children.