chlophedianol (clofedanol, chlofedanol, Coldrin, Pectolitan, Detigon)

approved as an Rx antitussive in 1960 & later appeared in the FDA's OTC Antitussive Monograph Component of Clofera Mechanism of action: - not much evidence that chlophedianol is effective for cough

References

Prescriber's Letter 16(10): 2009 COMMENTARY: Clofera (Clophedianol/Pseudoephedrine) for Cough GUIDELINES: Cough Suppressant and Pharmacologic Protussive Therapy (ACCP, 2006) GUIDELINES: Cough and the Common Cold (ACCP, 2006) Detail-Document#: 251003 (subscription needed) http://www.prescribersletter.com

Component-of

acetaminophen/chlophedianol/pyrilamine brompheniramine/chlophedianol/phenylephrine brompheniramine/chlophedianol/pseudoephedrine chlophedianol/chlorcyclizine chlophedianol/chlorcyclizine/phenylephrine chlophedianol/chlorcyclizine/pseudoephedrine chlophedianol/chlorpheniramine/phenylephrine chlophedianol/chlorpheniramine/pseudoephedrine chlophedianol/dexbrompheniramine chlophedianol/dexbrompheniramine/phenylephrine chlophedianol/dexbrompheniramine/pseudoephedrine chlophedianol/dexchlorpheniramine/pseudoephedrine chlophedianol/guaifenesin chlophedianol/guaifenesin/phenylephrine chlophedianol/guaifenesin/pseudoephedrine chlophedianol/phenylephrine chlophedianol/phenylephrine/pyrilamine chlophedianol/phenylephrine/triprolidine chlophedianol/pseudoephedrine (Clofera) chlophedianol/pseudoephedrine/pyrilamine chlophedianol/pseudoephedrine/triprolidine chlophedianol/pyrilamine chlophedianol/thonzylamine chlophedianol/triprolidine chlophedianol/pseudoephedrine (Clofera)