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Details About Generic Salt :: Sodium Cromoglycate
Main Medicine Class:: #N/A Sub Medicine Class :: #N/A
| 3F. MISCELLANEOUS in 3. OCULAR |
| SODIUM CROMOGLYCATE |
| MAST CELL STABILIZER | ANTI-ALLERGIC, ANTI-ASTHMA |
| also comes under 6A. Drugs For Asthma/COPD/ARDS in 6. Respiratory System, , 14C. Anti-Allergics in 14. Immunology & Allergy |
| PK: A: Poor (PO): Rapid (Inh) E: Urine |
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Indications & Dose: ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS TP Adult As drops 2 or 4% 4-6 times/day | ALLERGIC RHINITIS Prophylactic therapy NSL Adult Spray 2% (2.5mg per actuation) 4-6 times/day or Spray 4% (5mg per actuation) 2-4 times/day | ASTHMA Prophylactic therapy Inh Adult As dry powder/nebulised solution/metered-dose aerosol 20mg QID, increase to 6-8 times/day if necessary | FOOD ALLERGY PO Adult 200mg QID before food, double the dose if no satisfactory control in 2-3 wk, reduce the dose if symptoms controlled | MASTOCYTOSIS PO Adult 200mg QID before food, double the dose if no satisfactory control in 2-3 wk, reduce the dose if symptoms controlled | VERNAL KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS TP Adult As drops 2 or 4% 4-6 times/day |
| Contra: hypersensitivity
Precautions: during drug withdrawal ADR: Serious: Bronchospasm, pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia, angioedema, anaphylaxis, Others: dysuria, wheezing, cough, nasal congestion, throat irritation, nausea, headache, dizziness, unpleasant taste, joint pain & swelling, urticaria, rashes |
