Tuesday, October 11, 2011

No No sex and very minor Rock n Roll...which leaves us....DRUGS

Ongoing allergies or a head cold has me investigating the Mexican farmacia:

1) Dexbromfeniramina = Dexbrompheniramine = antihistamine. Was once available as Drixoral in the USA (i.e. 6mg plus 120mg of Pseudoephedrin)

2) Fenilefrin = Phenylephrine = alleged decongestant, but there are claims that oral phenylephrine may be no more effective as a decongestant than a placebo.

3) Ambroxol  =  mucolytic. Used in the treatment of wet cough

4) Oxeladina = Oxeladine. Highly effective cough suppressant. Non-narcotic.  Thins mucas.

5) Clorfenamina = Chlorphenamine = antihistamine with lower than usual sedation (compared to other  first generation antihistamines, that is).  US brands: Contact 12 Hour, Tylenol Cold.

6) Benzonatato =  Benzonatate= Cough suppressant. Non-narcotic.

7) Loratadina = Loratadine = Claritin 10mg in the USA, a second-generation H1 histamine antagonist (aka anti-histamine)  $u19/sixty 10mg at http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-wal-itin-24-hour-allergy-tablets/ID=prod5484053-product  (note that Claritin-D, Wal-itin D also contains Pseudoephedrine HCI )

8)  Pseudoefedrina = Pseudoephedrine HCL = Sudafed and assorted (mostly old formula) brands.  E.g. http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-wal-finate-d-4-hour-allergy-decongestant-tablets/ID=prod6007959-product

9) Diclorhidrato de Cetirizina = Cetirizine Dichlorohydrate = Zyrtec  (note that Zyrtec-D also contains Pseudoephedrine HCI )  ($p108/ten 10mg or $23/60 10mg at http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-wal-zyr-all-day-allergy-tablets/ID=prod3869284-product)

10) hidrocloruro de difenhidramina = Diphenhydramine HCI = Dimedrol in Mexico, Benedryl in the USA. About $u0.10/tablet 25mg at http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-wal-dryl-allergy-relief-coated-mini-tabs/ID=prod2502003-product

11) Paracetamol = Acetaminophen

12) Tradol, Veldrol = Tramadol, Ultram, Tramal = powerful analgesic, controlled in US.

1 comment:

Nicole said...

fyi - drixoral no longer available in the US, so stock up! Hubby loves that stuff, and is very sad US has stopped production/selling it.