Drikof Syrup

Cough suppression, Flu, Common cold

Oral Cough suppressant Adults (>12 years of age): 10-20 mg (1-2 teaspoonful) every 4 hours, or 30 mg (3 teaspoonful) every 6-8 hours. Do not exceed 120 mg (12 teaspoonful) in 24 hours.

Oral Cough suppressant Children 6 to 12 years of age: 5-10 mg (1/2-1 teaspoonful) every 4 hours, or 15 mg (11/2 teaspoonful) every 6-8 hours. Do not exceed 60 mg (6 teaspoonfuls) in 24 hours. 2 to 6 years of age: 2.5-5 mg (1/4-1/2 teaspoonful) every 4 hours, or 7.5 mg (3/4 teaspoonful) every 6-8 hours. Do not exceed 30 mg (3 teaspoonfuls) in 24 hours. <2 years of age: Use only as directed by the physician.

May be taken with or without food.

Hypersensitivity to Dextromethorphan or any other component.

Do not use Dextromethorphan to control a cough that is associated with smoking, asthma, or emphysema, or a cough that is productive (produces sputum or phlegm). Do not take for persistent or chronic cough associated with smoking, asthma, or emphysema, or if it is accompanied by excessive phlegm unless directed by a healthcare provider; may slow respiration rate Hallucinations, confusion, agitation, hyper-reflexia, shivering, myoclonus, and tachycardia may occur Caution in children younger than 6 years Not for OTC use in children <4 years Use caution in patients who are sedated, debilitated or confined to supine position

C Pregnancy category: C Lactation: Not known if excreted in breast milk; use caution

Dextromethorphan: Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), antipsychotics, anxiolytics and hypnotics, cimetidine, ciprofloxacin, domperidone, metoclopramide, mexiletine, CYP2D6 inhibitors, ritonavir, alcohol. Potentially Fatal: Memantine, moclobemide. Contraindicated (7) isocarboxazid phenelzine procarbazine rasagiline safinamide selegiline tranylcypromine

Common Nausea,Vomiting,Constipation,Drowsiness,Dizziness,Sedation,Confusion,Nervousness

Dextromethorphan is a centrally acting cough suppressant that acts on the cough centre in the medulla.

Drikof 10 mg/5 ml Syrup manufactured by Chemist Laboratories Ltd.. Its generic name is Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide.