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Codeprex Pennkinetic (Codeine Polistirex / Chlorpheniramine Polistirex) - Summary

 


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Codeprex™
Pennkinetic®
(codeine polistirex and chlorpheniramine polistirex)
Extended-Release Suspension
CIII

Codeprex Extended-Release Suspension is a pink to purple-pink colored, cherry-cream flavored suspension. Each teaspoonful (5 mL) of Codeprex Extended-Release Suspension contains codeine polistirex equivalent to 20 mg of codeine and chlorpheniramine polistirex equivalent to 4 mg of chlorpheniramine maleate and excipients. Codeine is an opiate antitussive. Chlorpheniramine is an antihistamine. Codeprex is for oral use only.

Codeprex is indicated for the temporary relief of cough, as may occur with the common cold or inhaled irritants, and for the temporary relief of runny nose, sneezing, itching of the nose or throat, and itchy watery eyes due to hay fever, other upper respiratory allergies, or allergic rhinitis.


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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS RELATED TO CODEPREX PENNKINETIC

Published Studies Related to Codeprex Pennkinetic (Codeine / Chlorpheniramine)

Preparation of codeine-resinate and chlorpheniramine-resinate sustained-release suspension and its pharmacokinetic evaluation in beagle dogs. [2007.06]

A case of probable codeine poisoning in a young infant after the use of a proprietary cough and cold medicine. [2004.08]

Abuse of "BRON": a Japanese OTC cough suppressant solution containing methylephedrine, codeine, caffeine and chlorpheniramine. [1991]

[The effects of constituents of an antitussive and expectorant preparation on physical dependence on and antitussive activity of dihydrocodeine] [1990.10]

[The effects of noscapine and chlorpheniramine on physical dependence and antitussive activity of dihydrocodeine] [1988.06]

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