• Symptomatic relief of allergic conditions e.g. hay fever, rhinitis, urticaria, angioedema, allergic conjunctivitis.
  • Symptomatic relief of coughs and common cold
  • Adults: 4mg every 4-6 hours. Max 24mg (6 tablets)
  • 6-11 years: 2mg every 4-6 hours. Max 12mg
  • 2-5 years: 2.5ml every 4-6 hours. Max 6mg (15ml)
  • 1-2 years: 2.5ml BD. Max 2mg (5ml)

Not recommended for children < 1 year.

Tablet:

  • 4mg

Suspension:

  • 2mg/5mL

Injection:

  • 10mg/mL
  • Not recommended for children < 1 year.
  • Do not operate heavy machinery or drive.

H1 receptor antagonist.

It is a competitive inhibitor of H1 receptor on effector cells. It also has anticholinergic effects.

  • Somnolence
  • Dryness of mouth
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhoea
  • Abdominal pain
  • Hypersensitivity to components
  • MAOI therapy within previous 14 days
  • Premature infants
  • Acute asthma
  • Lactation
  • Sleep apnoea
  • Epilepsy
  • CNS depressants
  • Alcohol
  • MAOI
  • Phenytoin

                                   Drug Status

Availability Prescription or OTC by Pharmacist
Pregnancy Safe to use but not in 3rd trimester
Breastfeeding Contraindicated
Schedule Not controlled
BRAND NAME STRENGTH FORMULATION PACK SIZE MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTOR
Allercol 2mg/5mL Suspension 60mL Njimia Ltd Njimia Ltd
Allerex 2mg/5mL Suspension 100mL Highchem Highchem
Allergex 4mg Tablet 30’s Adcock Ingram Imperial Managed
Allerief 2mg/5mL Suspension 100mL Sai Pharma Sai Pharma
Allervit 10mg/mL Injection 10’s Reddys Pharma Reddys Pharma
Anthiston 10mg/mL Injection 10’s Tasa Pharma Sai Pharma
Chaleate 2mg/5mL Suspension 60mL Laboratory & Allied Laboratory & Allied
Chaleate 2mg/5mL Suspension 60mL, 100mL Laboratory & Allied Laboratory & Allied
Chaleate 4mg Tablet 100’s Laboratory & Allied Laboratory & Allied
Chlophemed 10mg/mL Injection 10’s Dawa Ltd Dawa Ltd
Chlorhist 4mg Tablet 1000’s Zest Pharma Synermed Pharma
Chlorpheniramine 10mg/mL Injection 10’s Laborate India Harley’s Ltd
Cipi-M 4mg Tablet 1000’s Tasa Pharma Tasa Pharma
Cipiem 2mg/5mL Suspension 60mL Biopharma Ltd Biopharma Ltd
Cipium 4mg Tablet 1000’s Leben Labs Unisel Ltd
Dawa CPM 2mg/5mL Suspension 60mL, 100mL Dawa Ltd Dawa Ltd
Dawa-CPM 4mg Tablet 100’s Dawa Ltd Dawa Ltd
Dinlamin 2mg/5mL Suspension 60mL Dinlas Pharma Dinlas Pharma
Meditron 2mg/5mL Suspension 60mL, 100mL Medivet Products Medivet Products
Phenalin 2mg/5mL Suspension 60mL, 100mL Sphinx Pharma Sphinx Pharma
Piriclor 2mg/5mL Suspension 60mL, 100mL Biodeal Labs Biodeal Labs
Piriclor 4mg Tablet 100’s, 1000’s Biodeal Labs Biodeal Labs
Piriton 2mg/5mL Suspension 60mL GSK Ltd GSK Ltd
Piriton 4mg Tablet 1000’s GSK Ltd GSK Ltd
Rinalin 2mg/5mL Suspension 60mL, 100mL Regal Pharma Regal Pharma
Rinovil 4mg Tablet 1000’s National Pharmacy National Pharmacy
Seepem 4mg Tablet 100’s KNVM Medicare KNVM Medicare