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Combining dextromethorphan with other substances can compound risks. Central nervous system (CNS) stimulants such as amphetamine and/or cocaine can cause a dangerous rise in blood pressure and heart rate. CNS depressants such as alcohol will have a combined depressant effect, which can cause a decreased respiratory rate.
Dextromethorphan, sold under the brand name Robitussin among others, is a cough suppressant used in many cough and cold medicines. [6] In 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the combination dextromethorphan/bupropion to serve as a rapid-acting antidepressant in people with major depressive disorder.
Coricidin, Coricidin 'D' (decongestant), or Coricidin HBP (for high blood pressure), is the name of an over-the-counter cough and cold drug containing dextromethorphan (a cough suppressant) and chlorpheniramine maleate (an antihistamine). [1] Introduced by Schering-Plough in 1949 as one of the first antihistamines, it is now owned by Bayer.
Ketamine’s antidepressant effects are part of what prompted researchers to explore other drugs that target glutamate—like the venerable cough suppressant dextromethorphan found in Robitussin ...
Blood pressure is measured with two numbers, measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). ... You may need to take medication if your blood pressure levels are high. You may need to take this ...
The misuse potential of dextromethorphan and bupropion has not been systematically studied. [1] However, both dextromethorphan and bupropion may have misuse liability at supratherapeutic doses. [1] [17] [18] [19] Despite the known misuse potential of dextromethorphan, it is available widely as an over-the-counter drug. [18]
Methorphan comes in two isomeric forms, each with differing pharmacology and effects: Dextromethorphan – An over-the-counter cough suppressant, as well as dissociative hallucinogen. Levomethorphan – A potent opioid analgesic that was never clinically developed; a prodrug of the powerful opioid agonist analgesic levorphanol (Levo-Dromoran).
Dextromethorphan (30 mg/30 mL) (cough suppressant) Doxylamine succinate (12.5 mg/30 mL) (antihistamine/hypnotic) Alcohol (10% by volume) The LiquiCap capsule version has the following active ingredients per pill, half the recommended adult dose: Acetaminophen (325 mg/pill) (pain reliever/fever reducer) Dextromethorphan (15 mg/pill) (cough ...