Description

Piriton Syrup is used to treat the allergic symptoms of hayfever and other allergies. the itchy rash of chickenpox. products for the relief of colds and coughs.

Antihistamines can be helpful at night because they assist sleep. Some parents use older allergy medicines, such as Piriton, with their children for this reason (newer antihistamines don’t cause drowsiness). … They are present in all cough medicines and may help those with chesty coughs.

Suitable for adults and children aged 12 months and over, Piriton can also be used to relieve the itchy rash of chickenpox, and, because some people experience drowsiness when using this medicine, it can aid restful sleep when symptoms are troublesome at night.

How Piriton Expectorant works
Piriton Expectorant is a combination of three medicines: Chlorpheniramine, ammonium chloride and sodium citrate which relieve cough. Chlorpheniramine is an antiallergic which relieves allergy symptoms like runny nose, watery eyes and sneezing. Ammonium chloride is an expectorant which decreases the stickiness of mucus (phlegm) and helps in its removal from the airways. Sodium citrate is a mucolytic which thins and loosens mucus (phlegm), making it easier to cough out.

Piriton Expectorant is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy. Seek your doctor’s advice as studies on pregnant women and animals have shown significant harmful effects to the developing baby.