Dexchlorpheniramine

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Other
Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial
Urticaria

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Dexchlorpheniramine Cautionary Labels

Uses of Dexchlorpheniramine

Updated: July 27, 2017

Dexchlorpheniramine is used in the treatment of:

Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial
Urticaria

This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Dexchlorpheniramine Brand Names

Dexchlorpheniramine may be found in some form under the following brand names:

Dexchlorpheniramine Drug Class

Dexchlorpheniramine is part of the drug class:

Substituted alkylamines

Dexchlorpheniramine Interactions

This is not a complete list of Dexchlorpheniraminedrug interactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Dexchlorpheniramine and Pregnancy

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

Dexchlorpheniramine falls into category B:

There are no well-done studies that have been done in humans with Dexchlorpheniramine. But in animal studies, pregnant animals were given this medication, and the babies did not show any medical issues related to this medication.

In animal studies, pregnant animals were given Dexchlorpheniramine, and some babies had problems. But in human studies, pregnant women were given this medication and their babies did not have any problems related to this medication.