Duphill M 400mg/10mg Tablet

Doxofylline, Montelukast

Uses of Duphill M Tablet

  • Treatment and prevention of Asthma

Introduction of Duphill M 400mg/10mg Tablet

Duphill M 400mg/10mg Tablet is a combination medicine used to treat and prevent asthma. It helps in relaxing the muscles of the air passages, thus widening it and making it easier to breathe. It also relieves allergy symptoms like runny nose, sneezing, throat irritation, watery eyes, and congestion or stuffiness.

Duphill M 400mg/10mg Tablet is taken with or without food in a dose and duration as advised by the doctor. The dose you are given will depend on your condition and how you respond to the medicine. You should keep taking this medicine for as long as your doctor recommends. If you stop treatment too early your symptoms may come back and your condition may worsen. Let your healthcare team know about all other medications you are taking as some may affect, or be affected by this medicine.

The most common side effects are nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, headache, insomnia, irritability, increased heart rate, and flu-like symptoms. Most of these are temporary and usually resolve with time. Contact your doctor straight away if you are at all concerned about any of these side effects. It may cause sleepiness and dizziness, so do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you. Avoid drinking alcohol while taking this medicine as it can worsen your sleepiness.

Before taking it, you should tell your doctor if you have any kidney or liver diseases so that your doctor can prescribe a suitable dose for you. You should also tell your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy, or breastfeeding.


Benefits of Duphill M Tablet

In Treatment and prevention of Asthma

Duphill M 400mg/10mg Tablet can help prevent the onset of an asthma attack if it is taken before exercise or exposure to some “triggers” that include house dust, pollen, pets and cigarette smoke. It also helps the airways in your lungs stay open. It relaxes the muscles of these airways. This makes it easier for air to get in and out. This medicine will allow you to exercise more freely without worrying about getting symptoms such as wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath. It allows you to live your life more freely without worrying so much about things that set off your symptoms.

Side effects of Duphill M Tablet

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Duphill M

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Epigastric pain
  • Tachycardia
  • Increased respiratory rate
  • Headache
  • Abdominal pain
  • Diarrhea
  • Rash
  • Fever
  • Pharyngitis
  • Cough
  • Increased liver enzymes
  • Influenza
  • Runny nose
  • Sinus inflammation
  • Extrasystoles
  • Upper respiratory tract infection
  • Otitis media (infection of ear)

How to use Duphill M Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Duphill M 400mg/10mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Avoid Duphill M 400mg/10mg Tablet with caffeine and chocolate as well as food containing caffeine and chocolate such as tea leaves, cocoa beans.

How Duphill M Tablet works

Doxofylline and montelukast. Doxofylline is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing the muscles in the airways and widens airways. Montelukast is a leukotriene antagonist which blocks the action of leukotriene, a chemical messenger. This reduces inflammation (swelling) in the airways to prevent asthma and relieve symptoms of allergies.

Safety advice

Alcohol

Caution is advised when consuming alcohol with Duphill M 400mg/10mg Tablet.

Pregnancy

Information regarding the use of Duphill M 400mg/10mg Tablet during pregnancy is not available.

Breast feeding

Duphill M 400mg/10mg Tablet is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.

Driving

Duphill M 400mg/10mg Tablet may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur.

Kidney

There is limited information available on the use of Duphill M 400mg/10mg Tablet in patients with kidney disease.

Liver

Duphill M 400mg/10mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe liver disease. Dose adjustment of Duphill M 400mg/10mg Tablet may be needed.
Limited information is available on the use of Duphill M 400mg/10mg Tablet in these patients. No dose adjustment is recommended in patients with mild to moderate liver disease.

Brand

Leeford Healthcare Ltd

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