Can Pregnant Women Take Paracetamol and Amantadine Hydrochloride Tablets?

Paracetamol and Amantadine Hydrochloride Tablets are commonly used to treat colds. Their main therapeutic effect is to relieve symptoms such as sore throat, headache, fever, and nasal congestion caused by colds. They are often used to treat influenza. Ordinary people can take medication under the guidance of a doctor, but for pregnant women, it is important to be cautious when using Paracetamol and Amantadine Hydrochloride Tablets to avoid adverse effects on the fetus due to improper medication. Let's take a look at this aspect.

1. Can pregnant women take Paracetamol and Amantadine Hydrochloride Tablets?

Pregnant women can also take Paracetamol and Amantadine Hydrochloride Capsules, but they must strictly follow the doctor's advice and take medication under the doctor's guidance. Pregnant women should avoid using them as much as possible, but if they have to, they must strictly follow the doctor's advice.

2. The main ingredients of Paracetamol and Amantadine Hydrochloride are artificial cow-bezoar, acetaminophen, caffeine, chlorpheniramine maleate, and rimantadine hydrochloride. This product is a compound antipyretic and analgesic drug, in which acetaminophen has antipyretic and analgesic effects, rimantadine hydrochloride has anti-influenza A virus effects, and the remaining ingredients have antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-allergic effects. It is used for nasal congestion, sore throat, headache, and fever caused by colds, and can also be used for the prevention and treatment of influenza.

Compound berberine tablets are composed of Saussurea lappa, Evodia rutaecarpa, Paeonia lactiflora, and berberine hydrochloride. Among them, berberine hydrochloride (berberine) has a strong antibacterial effect. Paracetamol and Amantadine Hydrochloride Capsules are compound preparations containing acetaminophen, rimantadine hydrochloride, chlorpheniramine maleate, artificial cow-bezoar, and caffeine. Acetaminophen can inhibit the synthesis of prostaglandins and has antipyretic and analgesic effects; rimantadine hydrochloride can resist "subtype A" influenza virus and inhibit virus reproduction; caffeine is a central stimulant that can enhance the antipyretic and analgesic effects of acetaminophen and reduce the central inhibitory effects of drowsiness and dizziness caused by other drugs.

3. For pregnant women using this medication, rimantadine hydrochloride, acetaminophen, and artificial cow-bezoar can pass through the placenta and may have adverse effects on the fetus. They are toxic to the embryo and can cause teratogenicity. Except for unknown effects of artificial cow-bezoar, they can all be secreted through breast milk. Therefore, pregnant women and lactating women are prohibited from using this medication.