Lungdox-M Tablet SR

Lungdox-M Tablet SR 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.

Lungdox-M Tablet SR 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.

• Treatment and prevention of Asthma

Treatment and prevention of Asthma
Lungdox-M Tablet SR 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.

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 Doxocare-M

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

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. Lungdox-M Tablet SR may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Avoid Lungdox-M Tablet SR with caffeine and chocolate as well as food containing caffeine and chocolate such as tea leaves, cocoa beans.

Lungdox-M Tablet SR is a combination of two medicines: 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.

• You have been prescribed Lungdox-M Tablet SR for prevention and treatment of asthma.
• It is relatively safe, with very few side effects.
• Take it at the same time each day, preferably in the evening after food.
• Do not use it to relieve sudden breathing problems. Use your rescue inhaler to control sudden difficulty in breathing.
• Notify your doctor if you smoke or have an viral infection. Your dose may need to be adjusted.
• Do not stop using it without consulting your doctor, even if you feel better.

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