Ketotifen Drug: Indication, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effect , Storage, Category Type and corresponding Brands - www.genericdrugscan.com

Ketotifen

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Prophylactic treatment of bronchial asthma. Symptomatic treatment of allergic conditions including rhinitis and conjunctivitis.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Acute asthma attack. Pregnancy.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Existing treatment (especially systemic corticosteroids and ACTH) should be continued for a minimum two weeks after starting ketotifen. Not to operate machinery or vehicles and to avoid alcoholic drinks. It may potentiate the effects of sedatives, hypnotics, anti-histamines and alcohol. Lactation and children below three years,

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Drowsiness, dry mouth, dizziness. Sedation, weight gain, increase appetite, CNS stimulation. Rarely, cystitis. Conjunctival injection, headache and rhinitis.

Drug Category/Class

• Anti-Allergic Agents
• Antipruritics
• Decongestants and Antiallergics
• Ophthalmologicals
• Sensory Organs
• Histamine H1 Antagonists
• Antihistamines for Systemic Use
• Respiratory System
• Other antihistamines for systemic use
• Other antiallergics

Prescribed	Indicated as an add-on or prophylactic oral medication in the chronic treatment of mild atopic asthmatic children. Also used as self-medication for...
Weight :	309.425
Structure	Ketotifen
Formula	C19H19NOS

Ketotifen has 15 Brands listed

Airyfen (1 mg)	Airyfen (100 ml)
Albalon (Eye)	Asthafen (1 mg)
Asthafen (60 ml)	Ketotif (60 ml)
Ketovent (1 mg)	Mastifen (1 mg)
Privent (Eye) (5 ml)	Privent DT (1 mg)
Stafen (1 mg)	Tritofen (1 mg)
Tritofen (60 ml)	Zaditen (Eye) (5 ml)
Zerosma (100 ml)

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