Coldevor

Composition of Coldevor

Coldevor contains Bromhexine (4mg/5ml) + Menthol (1mg/5ml) + Phenylephrine (2.5mg/5ml) + Paracetamol (125mg/5ml) + Chlorpheniramine (1.25mg/5ml). It belongs to the Expectorant / mucolytic / bronchodilator, Counter-irritant / topical anti-inflammatory, Para-aminophenol derivative and Antihistamine / leukotriene antagonist class of medicines.

Uses of Coldevor

• This medicine is used in the treatment of cough
• chest congestion
• common cold symptoms
• muscle pain
• joint pain
• sprains and strains
• backache
• fever
• headache
• body ache
• mild to moderate pain
• allergic rhinitis
• hives and skin allergy
• itching and allergic asthma.

Key benefits

• Eases a chesty cough
• Helps clear congestion
• Acts where it is applied
• Much less whole-body exposure than a tablet
• The first choice for fever and everyday pain
• Gentle on the stomach
• unlike anti-inflammatory painkillers
• Fast relief of sneezing
• running nose and itching
• Non-sedating options are available
• Usually taken once a day

How Coldevor works

This medicine combines 5 active ingredients: Bromhexine, Menthol, Phenylephrine, Paracetamol and Chlorpheniramine. Bromhexine loosens and thins the mucus in your airways so a cough clears it more easily, and eases the tightness that comes with congestion. Menthol is applied to the skin over a painful area, where it produces a warming or cooling sensation and reduces local pain and inflammation. Phenylephrine loosens and thins the mucus in your airways so a cough clears it more easily, and eases the tightness that comes with congestion. Paracetamol reduces fever and relieves pain by acting on the parts of the brain that regulate temperature and register pain. Chlorpheniramine blocks the chemical messengers your body releases during an allergic reaction, which relieves sneezing, a running nose, watering eyes and itching.

How to take Coldevor

Use this medicine as your doctor has directed. Follow the dose and the duration written on your prescription.

Take it exactly as your doctor prescribed. Do not change the dose or stop early on your own.

Missed dose and overdose

If you miss a dose

Take it as soon as you remember. If your next dose is almost due, skip the one you missed — never take two doses together to catch up.

If you take too much

An overdose of this medicine can cause vomiting, severe drowsiness, a racing heart and, with codeine, dangerously slow breathing. It is unlikely from skin use, but swallowing these preparations can be serious, particularly in children. It can cause severe and sometimes fatal liver damage, often with no symptoms at all for the first day. It can cause severe drowsiness, a fast heartbeat, confusion and, in children, agitation and fits. Do not wait for symptoms to appear — go to the nearest emergency department and take the pack or strip with you.

Side effects of Coldevor

Most side effects of Coldevor are mild and settle as the body adjusts. Reported side effects include:

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Stomach upset
• Drowsiness
• Tremor
• Fast heartbeat
• Burning or stinging
• Redness
• Skin irritation
• Rash
• Dry mouth
• Headache
• Tiredness

Stop the medicine and seek help immediately for a rash, swelling of the face or lips, wheezing or difficulty breathing. Tell your doctor about any side effect that persists or worries you.

Safety advice for Coldevor

Warnings and precautions

See a doctor if a cough lasts more than a week, or comes with fever, breathlessness, chest pain or blood in the sputum. Do not give cough and cold preparations to young children except on a doctor's advice. Do not combine two cough preparations — they frequently contain the same ingredients, and the doses add up. Preparations containing codeine can cause dependence and must be used only for the period your doctor specifies. For external use only. Keep it away from the eyes, mouth and broken skin. Do not apply a heating pad or hot water bottle over the treated area — this can cause a burn. Do not bandage tightly over it unless your doctor has told you to. Wash your hands thoroughly after applying, unless your hands are the area being treated. Stop if the skin becomes severely irritated or blisters. Never exceed the daily maximum printed on the pack. Paracetamol overdose damages the liver, and the damage can be silent for a day or two before it becomes serious. Check every other medicine you are taking. Paracetamol is in a very large number of cold, flu and pain combinations, and the doses add together. If you drink alcohol regularly, or have liver disease, ask your doctor what daily limit is safe for you. See a doctor if fever lasts more than three days, or pain more than five. Older antihistamines cause marked drowsiness — do not drive or operate machinery until you know how this affects you. Tell your doctor promptly about any change in mood, sleep, agitation or unusual thoughts while taking montelukast; this is uncommon but recognised. This relieves the symptoms of an allergy; it does not treat the cause, and it is not a treatment for an acute asthma attack. Seek emergency care for swelling of the lips, tongue or throat, or difficulty breathing.

Do not take Coldevor if

Not for anyone with a known allergy to this medicine or to any ingredient in the pack. Codeine-containing preparations are not for children, or for anyone with breathing difficulty. Not for use on broken, infected or badly inflamed skin. Not for people with severe liver disease, except under medical supervision. The sedating antihistamines are not suitable for very young children, or for people with glaucoma or an enlarged prostate, without medical advice.

Interactions with other medicines

Sedating ingredients add to the effect of alcohol and sleeping tablets. Decongestants such as phenylephrine and pseudoephedrine can raise blood pressure — tell your doctor if you are hypertensive. Topical anti-inflammatory gels add to the effect of the same medicine taken by mouth; tell your doctor if you use both. Regular alcohol use increases the risk of liver injury. Tell your doctor if you are on warfarin — regular high-dose paracetamol can affect it. Alcohol, sleeping tablets and other sedating medicines add to the drowsiness. Tell your doctor about all cold and cough preparations — many already contain an antihistamine.

How to store Coldevor

Store below 30°C in the original pack, away from direct sunlight and moisture. Keep out of the reach of children.

Expert advice for Coldevor

Drink plenty of water — it thins mucus better than any syrup. Steam inhalation helps congestion and costs nothing. Measure the dose with the cup supplied. Use a small amount and rub it in well. See a doctor if the pain has not improved within the period stated on the pack. Take the lowest dose that works, and leave the stated gap between doses. Seek help immediately after a suspected overdose, even if you feel completely well — treatment works best when it is early. Taking it at bedtime reduces the impact of any drowsiness. Identify and avoid your triggers where you can — dust, pollen, cold air.

Manufacturer and class

Manufacturer:

UNIZA

Therapeutic class:

Cough and cold preparation, Topical analgesic, Analgesic and antipyretic and Anti-allergic

Drug class:

Expectorant / mucolytic / bronchodilator, Counter-irritant / topical anti-inflammatory, Para-aminophenol derivative and Antihistamine / leukotriene antagonist