Doxiflo M Tablet

Composition of Doxiflo M Tablet

Doxiflo M Tablet contains Doxofylline (400mg) + Montelukast (10mg). It belongs to the Expectorant / mucolytic / bronchodilator and Antihistamine / leukotriene antagonist class of medicines.

Uses of Doxiflo M Tablet

Treatment and prevention of Asthma

Key benefits

• In Treatment and prevention of Asthma Doxiflo-M Tablet SR can help prevent the onset of an asthma attack if it is taken before exercise or exposure to some “triggers” that include house dust
• pollen
• pets and cigarette smoke. It also helps the airways in your lungs stay open. It relaxes the muscles of these airways. This makes it easier for air to get in and out. This medicine will allow you to exercise more freely without worrying about getting symptoms such as wheezing
• coughing and shortness of breath. It allows you to live your life more freely without worrying so much about things that set off your symptoms.

How Doxiflo M Tablet works

Doxiflo-M Tablet SR is a combination of two drugs. Doxofylline is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing and widening the muscles in the airways. Montelukast is a leukotriene antagonist that blocks the action of leukotriene, a chemical messenger. This reduces inflammation (swelling) in the airways to prevent asthma and relieve symptoms of allergies.

How to take Doxiflo M Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Doxiflo-M Tablet SR may be taken with or without food. Avoid Doxiflo-M Tablet SR with caffeine and chocolate as well as food containing caffeine and chocolate such as tea leaves, cocoa beans.

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

If you miss a dose of Doxiflo-M Tablet SR, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.

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 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 Doxiflo M Tablet

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

• Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

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 Doxiflo M Tablet

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. 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 Doxiflo M 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. 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. 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 Doxiflo M Tablet

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

Expert advice for Doxiflo M Tablet

Take it at the same time each day, preferably in the evening after food. Do not use it to relieve sudden breathing problems. Use your rescue inhaler to control sudden difficulty breathing. Notify your doctor if you smoke or have a viral infection. Your dose may need to be adjusted. Do not stop using it without consulting your doctor, even if you feel better.

Manufacturer and class

Manufacturer:

LUPIN LAB

Therapeutic class:

RESPIRATORY

Drug class:

Expectorant / mucolytic / bronchodilator and Antihistamine / leukotriene antagonist