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Can Zephrex-D Cause High Blood Pressure?
Question: Good evening. My blood pressure is always normal, however, I had a cold all week and had been taking Zephrex D my blood pressure today around 11am was 140/80 PaO2 100 percent HR 72. How look how long does it take for the Zephrex D to leave my system?
Brief Answer:
mostly eliminated in 15 to 40 hours
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Zephrex D contains pseudoephedrine , a decongestant, which can increase blood pressure.
The half life of a medication is the time it takes for the amount of drug in the body to decrease by half. It can take 3 to 5 half lives approximately for a medication to be mostly eliminated.
The half life of pseudoephedrine is 5 to 8 hours. This means that it would take 15 to 40 hours, for this medication to be mostly eliminated from the body.
During this time the levels would be steadily declining.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
mostly eliminated in 15 to 40 hours
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Zephrex D contains pseudoephedrine , a decongestant, which can increase blood pressure.
The half life of a medication is the time it takes for the amount of drug in the body to decrease by half. It can take 3 to 5 half lives approximately for a medication to be mostly eliminated.
The half life of pseudoephedrine is 5 to 8 hours. This means that it would take 15 to 40 hours, for this medication to be mostly eliminated from the body.
During this time the levels would be steadily declining.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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