ALLERFIN INGECTION IM

Product description:

What Chlorphenamine is and what it is used for:

Chlorphenamine 10 mg/ml Solution for Injection (i.e. injection) contains the active ingredient.
chlorphenamine maleate which is an antihistamine.
Chlorphenamine is indicated in adults- and children (aged 1 month to 18 years) for the treatment of:
Acute allergic reactions.
These medicines inhibit the release of histamine into the body that occurs during an allergic reaction.
This product relieves some of the main symptoms of a severe allergic reaction.
Chlorphenamine injection is indicated for acute urticaria- control of allergic reactions to insect bites and stings- angioneurotic oedema- drug and serum reactions- desensitisation reactions- hay fever- vasomotor rhinitis- severe pruritus of non-specific origin.
How To Use:

This injection is usually given to you by your doctor or someone else trained to give it to you.
You will be given the injection beneath your skin- into a muscle- or directly into a vein.
Adults: the usual dose is 10 mg – 20 mg (1 or 2 ampoules)- up to a maximum of 40 mg (4 ampoules)in 24 hours.
Children: the dose will be calculated by the doctor- according to the child’s age or body weight:
Age Dose:

1 month to 1 year 0.25 mg/kg.
1 to 5 years 2.5 mg to 5 mg OR 0.20 mg/kg.
6 to 12 years 5 mg to 10 mg OR 0.20 mg/kg.
12 to 18 years 10 mg to 20 mg OR 0.20 mg/kg.
The doctor may dilute Chlorphenamine with sodium chloride 0.9% to make it easier to measure and inject the small amounts required for children.
When administered into a vein- the injection should be given slowly over a period of one minute to avoid a fall in blood pressure (hypotension) or central nervous system stimulation (giddiness).
Warnings and precautions:

Talk to your doctor or nurse before you are given this medicine if you:

Are being treated for an overactive thyroid or enlarged prostate gland.
Have epilepsy.
Raised pressure within the eye or glaucoma- very high blood pressure- heart
disease- liver disease- asthma or other chest diseases.
Ingredients:

The active substance is: chlorphenamine maleate.
Each 1 ml ampoule contains 10 mg of chlorphenamine maleate.
The other ingredients are: sodium chloride and water for injections.