Drug details

Karbinal ER (carbinoxamine maleate extended-release oral suspension)

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Karbinal ER (carbinoxamine maleate) is an H1 antagonist, a type of antihistamine, used to treat a wide variety of allergic reactions, including seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis, vasomotor rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic skin manifestations of urticaria and angioedema, dermatographism, as therapy for anaphylactic reactions, and to improve the severity of allergic reactions to blood or plasma.

The drug is often used to treat Allergic rhinitis , Angioedema , Conjunctivitis .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• sleepiness,
  
• drowsiness,
  
• dizziness,
  
• loss of coordination,
  
• abdominal pain,
  
• upset stomach,
  
• constipation,
  
• headache,
  
• blurred vision,
  
• dry mouth/nose/throat, and
  
• thickening of mucus

The following drugs are related to Karbinal ER, either as a replacement or used together:

• Astelin (azelastine hydrochloride)
• Azelastine Nasal Spray (azelastine nasal solution)
• Benadryl (diphenhydramine)
• Benadryl Injection (diphenhydramine injection)
• Rhinocort Aqua (budesonide)
• Zyrtec (cetirizine)
• Zyrtec-D (cetirizine, pseudoephedrine)
• Clarinex (desloratadine)
• Clarinex-D 12hr (desloratadine and pseudoephedrine sulfate)
• Clarinex-D 24hr (desloratadine and pseudoephedrine sulfate)
• Claritin (loratadine)
• Claritin D (loratadine and pseudoephedrine)
• Nasonex (mometasone furoate (nasal spray))