This brand name is authorized in Hong Kong
The drug PHOLCOLIN contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):
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Chlorphenamine
UNII V1Q0O9OJ9Z - CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE
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Chlorphenamine is a potent antihistamine (H1-antagonist). Antihistamines diminish or abolish the actions of histamine in the body by competitive reversible blockade of histamine H1-receptor sites on tissues. Chlorphenamine also has anticholinergic activity. |
2
Phenylpropanolamine
UNII 8D5I63UE1Q - PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
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Phenylpropanolamine is a sympathomimetic agent which is used as a decongestant and appetite suppressant. It was commonly used in prescription and over-the-counter cough and cold preparations. Although originally thought to act as a direct agonist of adrenergic receptors, phenylpropanolamine was subsequently found to show only weak or negligible affinity for these receptors, and has been instead characterized as an indirect sympathomimetic which acts by inducing norepinephrine release and thereby activating adrenergic receptors. |
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Pholcodine
UNII LPP64AWZ7L - PHOLCODINE
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Pholcodine is an opioid that has been widely used for the treatment of non-productive cough in children and adults. Pholcodine is a cough suppressant with mild sedative but little analgesic activity. Additionally pholcodine is a marker for sensitization to neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA) and is intended for use as a diagnostic tool in NMBA-induced anaphylaxis. |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
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Country: HK | Department of Health Drug Office | Identifier(s): 19749 |
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