Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet

Written By Dr. Love Sharma, PhD (Pharmacology), PGDPRA

Reviewed By Dr. Varun Gupta, MD Pharmacology, MBBS

Last updated on 12 Nov 2024 | 01:05 AM (IST)

Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet is a combination medicine used in the treatment of common cold symptoms. It relieves allergy symptoms such as runny nose, stuffy nose, sneezing, watery eyes and congestion or stuffiness. It also relieves pain and fever.

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General Information

Contains

Cetirizine (5mg)+ Paracetamol (500mg)

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Kwik Healthcare

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Product introduction

Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet is taken with or without food in a dose and duration as advised by the doctor. The dose you are given will depend on your condition and how you respond to the medicine. You should keep taking this medicine for as long as your doctor recommends. If you stop treatment too early your symptoms may come back and your condition may worsen. Let your healthcare team know about all other medications you are taking as some may affect, or be affected by this medicine.

The most common side effects are fatigue, dryness in mouth, and allergic reaction. Most of these are temporary and usually resolve with time. Contact your doctor straight away if you are at all concerned about any of these side effects. This medicine may cause dizziness and sleepiness, so do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you. Avoid drinking alcohol while taking this medicine as it can worsen your sleepiness.

Never support self-medication or recommend your medicine to another person. It is beneficial to have plenty of fluids while taking this medication. Before you start taking this medicine it is important to inform your doctor if you are suffering from liver or kidney disease.

Uses of Crab Plus Tablet

Common cold

Benefits of Crab Plus Tablet

Common cold
Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet is a combination medicine that effectively relieves symptoms of the common cold, such as a blocked nose, runny nose, watery eyes, sneezing, and congestion or stuffiness. It helps loosen thick mucus, making it easier to cough out. It also shrinks the blood vessels and provides rapid relief that lasts for several hours. These actions make breathing easier.

Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet is safe and effective. It usually starts to work within a few minutes, and the effects can last up to several hours. Take it as prescribed by your doctor, and do not stop using it unless you are advised otherwise.

Side effects of Crab Plus Tablet

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Crab Plus

Fatigue
Dizziness
Dryness in mouth
Sleepiness
Allergic reaction

How to use Crab Plus Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How Crab Plus Tablet works

Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet is a combination of two medicines: Cetirizine and Paracetamol which relieve common cold symptoms. Cetirizine is an antiallergic which relieves allergy symptoms like runny nose, watery eyes and sneezing. Paracetamol is an analgesic (pain reliever) and antipyretic (fever reducer). It blocks the release of certain chemical messengers in the brain that are responsible for pain and fever.

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Quick tips

Take it as per dose and duration suggested by the doctor.
It make you feel dizzy. Don't drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet affects you.
Avoid taking alcohol while taking this medicine as it may enhance the dizziness.
Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Safety advice

Alcohol

UNSAFE

It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet.

Pregnancy

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet is generally considered safe to use during pregnancy. Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effects to the developing baby; however, there are limited human studies.

Breast feeding

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.
Larger doses or prolonged use of Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet may cause sleepiness and other effects in the baby

Driving

SAFE

Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet does not usually affect your ability to drive.

Kidney

CAUTION

Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Not recommended in patients with severe kidney disease. May cause excessive sleepiness in patients with end stage kidney disease.

Liver

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet is probably safe to use in patients with liver disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor.

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Habit Forming

Therapeutic Class

RESPIRATORY

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Patient concerns

Hello doctor, patient slip from stair and have minor crack on right leg finger 3 and 4 , crab bandage have been applied and medicine given is pain killer and calcium 500 , suggest good medicine I have applied report below

Dr. Vipul Aggarwal

Orthopaedics

Can you please send me the x-rays and the treatment that has been given to youIn the property immobilisation of the fracture has been done then the prognosis is good and there is nothing to worryPainkiller is not always requiredYou can take tablet Ultracet thrice a day for 3 to 4 days for pain

common cold,snizning and headache which tab can take to common cold?

Dr. Shubhra Chandhan Pradhan

ENT

Take tab LCZ PLUS and consult an ENT specialist for proper clinical examination

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Marketer details

Name: Kwik Healthcare
Address: 202-P, B.Parekh Tower, Near Diwan Ballubhai School, Kankariya Lake, Ahmedabad-380022.

Vendor Details

Country of origin: India
A licensed vendor partner from your nearest location will deliver Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet. Once the pharmacy accepts your order, the details of the pharmacy will be shared with you. Acceptance of your order is based on the validity of your doctor's ℞ and the availability of this medicine.

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Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet

General Information

Contains

Marketer

Storage

Product introduction

Uses of Crab Plus Tablet

Benefits of Crab Plus Tablet

Side effects of Crab Plus Tablet

How to use Crab Plus Tablet

How Crab Plus Tablet works

All substitutes for Crab Plus 5mg/500mg Tablet

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Quick tips

Safety advice

Alcohol

Pregnancy

Breast feeding

Driving

Kidney

Liver

Fact Box

Habit Forming

Therapeutic Class

References

Patient concerns

Hello doctor, patient slip from stair and have minor crack on right leg finger 3 and 4 , crab bandage have been applied and medicine given is pain killer and calcium 500 , suggest good medicine I have applied report below

common cold,snizning and headache which tab can take to common cold?

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