#34 Alcohol Content in Common Preparations

#34 Alcohol Content in Common Preparations

Patients should be warned against taking any preparations which contain alcohol. Small amounts of alcohol may trigger an alcoholic relapse. In addition, patients should be warned against taking any potentially addictive chemical due to the high risk of addiction followed by cross addiction and return to alcoholic drinking.

The following tables can be given to chemically dependent patients to help them avoid alcoholcontaining medications:

TABLE 26. ALCOHOL CONTENT OF COMMON MEDICATIONS

ITEM

USE

MANUFACTURER

Ambenyl

cough suppressant

Forest

Ambenyl-D

expectorant, nasal decongestant,

Forest

cough suppressant

Anesol

oral antiseptic, anesthetic

Whitehall

AsbronG Elixir

Anti-asthmatic

Sandoz

Bayer children's Cough cough suppressant, nasal decongestant Glenbrook

Syrup

Benadryl Decongestant antihistamine

Parke-Davis

Elixir

Benadryl Elixir

antihistamine

Parke-Davis

Benylin Cough Syrup

cough suppressant

Parke-Davis

Benylin DM

cough suppressant

Parke-Davis

Bronkolixir

bronchodilator, decongestant

Winthrop

Cepacol/Cepacol Mint

mouthwash, gargle

Lakeside

Ce-Vi-Sol

vitamin C drops (infant)

Mead-Johnson

Cheracol D

cough suppressant, decongestant

Upjohn

Cheracol Plus

cough suppressant, decongestant

Upjohn

Chlor-Trimeton Allergy antihistamine

Schering

Syrup

Choedyl Elixir

bronchodilator

Parke-Davis

Colace Syrup

laxative

Mead-Johnson

Colgate Mouthwash

mouthwash/gargle

Colgate-Palmolive

CONTAC Nighttime

antihistamine, analgesic, cough

SmithKline

suppressant, decongestant

Dilaudid Cough Syrup

cough suppressant, analgesic

Knoll

Dimetane Elixir

antihistamine

A. H. Robins

Dimetane Decongestant antihistamine, decongestant

A. H. Robins

Elixir

Dimetapp Elixir

decongestant, antihistamine

A. H. Robins

Diural Oral Suspension diuretic, antihypertensive

Merck Sharp & Dohme

Donnatal Elixir

antispasmodic

A. H. Robins

Elixophyllin-Kl Elixir

Anti-asthmatic

Forest

Feosol Elixir

iron supplement

SmithKline

Fergon Elixir

iron supplement

Winthrop

Geriplex-FS

vitamins (geriatric)

Parke-Davis

Geritol Liquid

vitamins

Beecham

Geritonic Liquid

vitamins

Geriatric

Gevrabon

vitamins

Lederle

Hycotuss

expectorant

DuPont

I.L.XB12 Elixir Iberet Liquid

iron supplement vitamins

Kenwood Abbott

Imodium A-D

anti-diarrheal

McNeil

ALC % 5 9.5

70 15 5

5

14 5 5 19 14.5 5 4.75 8 7

20 1 15.3 25

5 3 2.3

2.3 0.5 23 10 5 7 18 12 20 18 10 8 1 5.25

1/4

TABLE 26. ALCOHOL CONTENT OF COMMON MEDICATIONS

ITEM

USE

MANUFACTURER

Incremin

vitamins

Lederle

Indocin Oral Suspension analgesic

Merck Sharp & Dohme

Kaochlor S-F

potassium supplement

Adria

Kaon-CL 20%

potassium/chloride supplement

Adria

Kaon Elixir

potassium supplement

Adria

Kay Ciel Oral Solution

potassium supplement

Forest

Klorvess 10% Liquid

potassium/chloride supplement

Sandoz

Lanoxin Elixir Pediatric cardiac medication

Burrougfhs Wellcome

Lasix Oral Solution

diuretic

Hoechst-Roussel

Listerine Antiseptic

mouthwash/gargle

Warner-Lambert

Lomotil Liquid

anti-diarrheal

G. D. Searle & Co.

Lufyllin Elixir

bronchodilator

Wallace

Marax-DF Syrup

bronchodilator

Roerig

May-Vita Elixir

vitamins

Mayrand, Inc.

Mediatric Liquid

estrogen replacement

Wyeth-Ayerst

Mellaril Oral Solution

antipsychotic

Sandoz

Mestinon Syrup

treatment of myasthenia ravis

Roche

Naldecon DX Pediatric decongestant

Bristol

Drops

Nicotinex

niacin supplement

Fleming & Co.

Niferex Elixir

iron supplement

Center Labs

Novahistine Elixir

antihistamine, decongestant

Lakeside

Novahistine Expectorant cough suppressant, decongestant,

Lakeside

expectorant

Nucofed Expectorant

cough suppressant, decongestant,

Beecham

expectorant

Nucofed Pediaric

cough suppressant, expectorant,

Beecham

Expectorant

decongestant

Nu-Iron Elixir

iron supplements

Mayrand, Inc.

Nystex Oral Suspension antifungal antibiotic

Savage

Organidin Elixir

expectorant

Wallace

PBZ Elixir

antihistamine

Geigy

Pamelor Oral Solution

antidepressant

Sandoz

Peri Colace Syrup

laxative

Mead-Johnson

Permitil Oral

antipsychotic

Schering

Concentrate

Phenergan Syrup Plain antihistamine

Wyeth-Ayerst

Phenergan Syrup Fortis antihistamine

Wyeth-Ayerst

Phenobarbital Elixir

sedative

Rosane

Polaramine Syrup

antihistamine

Schering

Poly-Histine Elixir

cough suppressant

Bock

Prolixin Elixir

antipsychotic

Princeton

Quelidrine Syrup

cough suppressant

Abbott

Robitussin

expectorant

A. H. Robins

Robitussin A-C

cough suppressant, expectorant

A. H. Robins

Robitussin CF

cough suppressant, decongestant,

A.H. Robins

expectorant

Robitussin DAC

expectorant, decongestant, cough

A. H. Robins

suppressant

Robitussin Night Relief analgesic, cough suppressant,

A. H. Robbins

decongestant

Robitussin PE

decongestant, expectorant

A. H. Robbins

Sandimmune

immunosuppressant

Sandoz

ALC % 0.75 1 5 5 5 4 0.75 10 11.5 26.9 15 20 5 13 15 3-4.2 5 0.6

14 10 5 7.5

12.5

6

10 1 21.75 12 3-5 10 1

7 1.5 13.5 6 4 14 2 3.5 3.5 3.5

1.9

25

1.4 12.5

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TABLE 26. ALCOHOL CONTENT OF COMMON MEDICATIONS

ITEM

USE

MANUFACTURER

Scot-Tussin Sugar-Free expectorant

Scott-Tussin

Expectorant

Sominex Liquid

sleep aid

Beecham

Sudafed Cough Syrup

decongestant

Burroughs Wellcome

Tacaryl Syrup

antihistamine

Westwood

Tagamet Liquid

ulcer medication

Smith Kline & French

Tavist Syrup

antihistamine

Sandoz

Theo-Organidin Elixir

bronchodilator, expectorant

Wallace

Triaminic Expectorant

expectorant, decongestant

Sandoz

Tussar-2

cough suppressant

Rorer

Tussar SF

cough suppressant

Rorer

Tussend

cough suppressant

Lakeside

Tussend Expectorant

cough suppressant, decongestant,

Lakeside

expectorant

Tylenol Adult Liquid Pain analgesic

McNeil

Reliever

Tylenol Cold Medication analgesic, decongestant, cough

McNeil

Liquid

suppressant, antihistamine

Tylenol with Codeine

analgesic

McNeil

Elixir

Vicks Daycare Liquid

decongestant, analgesic, expectorant, Richardson-Vicks

cough suppressant

Vicks Formula 44

cough suppressant, antihistamine

Richardson-Vicks

Vicks Formula 44D

cough suppressant, decongestant

Richardson-Vicks

Vicks Formula 44M

cough suppressant, decongestant,

Richardson-Vicks

analgesic

Vicks Nyquil

decongestant, cough suppressant,

Richardson-Vicks

antihistamine, analgesic

ALC % 3.5

10 2.4 7.37 2.8 5.5 15 5.5 5 12 5 12.5

7

7

7

10

10 10 20

25

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ITEM Actifed Syrup Bentyl Syrup Chloraseptic Liquid Colace Liquid Gly-Oxide Haldol Concentrate Kaopecate Kwelcof Liquid Liquiprin Drops Elixir Maalox Suspension Mylanta Liquid Mysoline Suspension Naldecon CX Adult Liquid Naldecon DX Adult Liquid Naldecon Senior EX Nucofed Syrup Pepto-Bismol Periactin Syrup Proventil Syrup Scott-Tussin DM Cough and Coled Medicine Sinequan Oral Concentrate Slo-Phyllin Syrup Stelazine Sudafed Plus Liquid Sumycin Syrup Theolair Liquid Theolair-Plus Liquid Thorazine Syrup Triaminic Cold Syrup Triaminic-DM Cough Formula Triaminic Nite Light Triaminicol MultiSymptom Cold Syrup Tussirex Sugar-Free; Alcohol-Free & DyeFree Vicks Children's Cough Syrup Vicks Children's Nyquil

Vistaril Oral Suspension

TABLE 27. ALCOHOL-FREE MEDICATIONS

USE

MANUFACTURER

decongestant

Burroughs Wellcome

antispasmodic

Lakeside

anesthetic, antiseptic mouthwash/gargle

Richardson-Vicks

lazative

Mead Johnson

oral anesthetic, anti-inflammatory

Marion

antipsychotic

McNeil

anti-diarrheal

Upjohn

cough suppressant

B. F. Ascher & Co.

analgesic

Norcliff Thayer

antacid

Rorer

antacid, antigas

Stuart

anticonvulsant

Wyeth-Ayerst

cough suppressant, expectorant

Bristol

decongestant, expectorant, cough suppressant expectorant cough suppressant, decongestant antacid, antigas, anti-diarrheal antihistamine antiasthmatic cough suppressant, decongestant

Bristol

Bristol Beecham Procter & Gamble Merck Sharp & Dohme Schering Scot-Tussin

antidepressant

Roerig

antiasthmatic anxiolytic, antipsychotic decongestant, antihistamine antibiotic antiasthmatic antiasthmatic antipsychotic decongestant, antihistamine cough suppressant, decongestant

Roer SmithKline & French Burroughs Wellcome Squibb 3M Riker 3M Riker Smith Kline & French Sandoz Sandoz

cough suppressant, decongestant cough suppressant, decongestant

Sandoz Sandoz

cough suppressant

Scot-Tussin

cough suppressant, expectorant

cough suppressant, decongestant, antihistamine anxiolytic

Richardson-Vicks Richardson-Vicks Pfizer

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