Ed-Chlorped (chlorpheniramine maleate)

USES: Chlorpheniramine is an antihistamine used to relieve symptoms of allergy, hay fever, and the common cold. These symptoms include rash, watery eyes, itchy eyes/nose/throat/skin, cough, runny nose, and sneezing. This medication works by blocking a certain natural substance (histamine) that your body makes during an allergic reaction.

By blocking another natural substance made by your body (acetylcholine), it helps dry up some body fluids to relieve symptoms such as watery eyes and runny nose. Cough-and-cold products have not been shown to be safe or effective in children younger than 6 years. Do not use this product to treat cold symptoms in children younger than 6 years unless specifically directed by the doctor.

Some products (such as long-acting tablets/capsules) are not recommended for use in children younger than 12 years. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more details about using your product safely. These products do not cure or shorten the length of the common cold and may cause serious side effects.

To decrease the risk for serious side effects, carefully follow all dosage directions. Do not use this product to make a child sleepy. Do not give other cough-and-cold medication that might contain the same or similar ingredients (see also Drug Interactions section).

Ask the doctor or pharmacist about other ways to relieve cough and cold symptoms (such as drinking enough fluids, using a humidifier or saline nose drops/spray).

Generic name: chlorpheniramine maleate
Pronunciation: (klor-fen-EER-a-meen)

The following indications are listed for Ed-Chlorped:

• Allergic Conjunctivitis
• Allergic Rhinitis
• Anaphylaxis Adjunct
• Dermatographic Urticaria
• Nasal Congestion
• Pruritus Of Skin
• Rhinorrhea
• Sneezing
• Urticaria
• Vasomotor Rhinitis

Also known as: Adjunct Medication Therapy For Anaphylactic Reaction, Adjunct Medication Therapy For Anaphylaxis, Allergy Eye Itch, Atopic Conjunctivitis, Autographism, Cnidosis, Dermatography, Dermographia, Dermographism, Dermography, Ebbecke's Reaction, Factitious Urticaria, Itching Wheals, Itchy Eyes Due To Allergies, Itchy Skin Eruption, Nasal Stuffiness, Nettle Rash, Ocular Itching Due To Allergies, Pruritic Dermatitis, Skin Writing, Uredo, Urticaria Factitia, Urticarial Rash, Urtication, Weal.

No ICD codes are available for this drug.