Teraflu - a combined Swiss drug for the treatment of colds, SARS.The composition of this drug includes components that are contraindicated to take concomitantly with alcohol.
Teraflu and alcohol
Effective components of the combined agent Teraflu:
- phenylephrine hydrochloride;
- Pheniramine maleate;
- vitamin C;
- Paracetamol.
The drug exhibits analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antihistamine action. The therapeutic effect of the drug is characterized by a complex effect of all components, which is also true for contraindications.
Under the influence of ethyl alcohol and its metabolites, contraindications to drugs are aggravated. Harm to the body, both with a single admission, and with systematic treatment, have side effects of paracetamol, phenyramine, phenylephrine, present in the drug.
Compatibility of
The main danger is the paracetamol contained in Teraflu. This preparation is a part of numerous anti-catarrhal, anti-inflammatory combined remedies, it is widely used for the treatment of children, but, strangely enough, it has many contraindications.
- The intake of ethyl alcohol increases the side effects of paracetamol, causing toxic liver damage, drowsiness or, on the contrary, excessive excitement, pain in the stomach, violation of the rhythm of the heart.
- Alcohol contributes to an allergic reaction, which threatens the development of angioedema.
Alcohol enhances the toxic effect of all components of the drug, increases the inhibitory effect of the phenyramine on the nervous system.
Phenyramin is an antiallergic, antihistamine with sedative effect. Sedation is manifested by drowsiness, slowness of action. Simultaneous reception of phenyramine with depressants, which includes ethanol, enhances their effect. The effect of interaction between phenyramine and alcohol is manifested by hallucinations, confused consciousness.
Possible consequences of
The severity of the effects of a combination of alcohol and Teraflu depends on the time that elapsed between taking the drug and consuming ethyl alcohol. It is necessary to understand the question of how many hours must pass between the intake of these two substances in order to completely eliminate the onset of any consequences.
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The rate of elimination of the drug from the body is determined by the half-life of its components:
- paracetamol - 4 hours;
- phenylephrine - 3.4 hours;
- Pheniramine - 19 hours.
If you take vodka, wine less than 3 hours after the drug, the side effects of all components in combination with ethanol will manifest.
The most dangerous of the possible consequences:
- internal bleeding in the stomach;
- hepatic dysfunction due to necrosis of hepatocytes;
- stroke;
- coma.
Four minutes after the drug is consumed, phenyramin is retained in the blood at a therapeutic concentration.
Ethanol intake after 4 hours is able to:
- cause a delay in urination;
- increase intraocular pressure in glaucoma;
- disrupt the rhythm of the heartbeat, cause tachycardia;
- inhibited psychomotor reactions.
It is less dangerous to drink alcohol-containing beverages after it is 19 hours after the last reception of Teraflu. This time period corresponds to the elimination half-life of the phenyramine, but this can not guarantee the absence of side effects.
Is it possible to combine medicine with alcoholic beverages without consequences? Yes, but it is advisable to follow certain deadlines. Thus, the time for complete removal of paracetamol from the body is 24 hours, and therefore after 19 hours some paracetamol is still present in the body and can cause side effects.
Side effects of
Drinking alcohol reduces the effectiveness of Teraflu. With a diuretic effect, ethyl alcohol accelerates the excretion of the drug from the body, which reduces the therapeutic effect. This forces the patient to take the drug again, which increases the risk of overdose.
Teraflu is contraindicated in pregnancy, lactation, can cause unpredictable effects while taking with ethyl alcohol.
Simultaneous intake of medicines with wine and vodka can result in headaches, hallucinations, convulsions. These phenomena are explained by the action of phenylephrine and alcohol. In addition to enhancing the sedative effect, the destructive force is a blow to the liver.
The combination of vodka and medicine threatens to exacerbate such diseases as atherosclerosis, obliterating endarteritis, corner-glaucoma, hypertension, epilepsy.
Conclusions
Coping with side effects of the drug in combination with ethanol at home is difficult. If these drugs are taken at the same time, you need to call for medical help, wash the stomach to the patient.
Better yet, take alcohol no earlier than a day, when all the medicinal components of the drug will be disposed of by the body.