Introduction
BoxaGrippal® is a drug containing the active ingredients “ibuprofen” and “pseudoephedrine”. BoxaGrippal® is one of the drugs that can be purchased freely in pharmacies without a prescription. Boxagrippal® is a drug containing the active ingredients “ibuprofen” and “pseudoephedrine”.
They mainly have a decongestant and analgesic effect, but they also have other effects. It is available as a 200/30mg per tablet in Germany, Austria and Switzerland under the same name. The pack size is 20 tablets per pack.
The manufacturer is the company Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma. A preparation of the same combination of active ingredients is not yet available. As the name suggests, BoxaGrippal® is used to treat flu or colds with all their typical symptoms such as rhinitis, sinusitis, fever, headaches and aching limbs. The drug fights these symptoms for the duration of its effect and leads to a strong short-term improvement in well-being. It is approved for use in adults and adolescents aged 15 years and older.
Ingredients of BoxaGrippal
Boxagrippal® is a so-called combination preparation of 2 active ingredients. On the one hand it contains the so-called pseudoephedrine (30mg per tablet). This active ingredient belongs to the group of sympathomimetic substances.
Pseudoephedrine strengthens the effect of the messenger substances adrenalin and noradrenalin in the body. These substances cause blood vessels in the body to constrict, heart rate to accelerate and blood pressure to rise. In Boxagrippal®, it develops its effect primarily in the nasal mucous membrane, where, by constricting the numerous small blood vessels, it clears the nose to breathe again and relieves the discharge when a cold occurs.
If there is a sinusitis, the mucus can flow better from the sinuses. You are relieved and suffer less pain. In addition, pseudoephedrine can cause the bronchial tubes to dilate and temporarily make breathing easier.
In some people it has a slightly stimulating effect. The second active ingredient ibuprofen (200mg per tablet) belongs to the so-called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, the NSAIDs. Like the other active ingredients in this group, ibuprofen, acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), naproxen and diclofenac relieve pain, fever and inflammation, and thus many of the symptoms of a flu or cold.
This effect is based on the inhibition of the so-called cyclooxygenase, an important enzyme in the body. This enzyme develops the above-mentioned effects mainly by reducing the formation of so-called prostaglandins, which play an important role in the body in fever, pain and inflammation. Boxagrippal® contains a relatively low dose of 200 mg ibuprofen.
A single tablet is therefore only effective in relieving slight pain. The effect lasts up to 6 hours. Both active ingredients together thus complement each other and effectively combat rhinitis, headache, aching limbs and fever. In addition to these active ingredients, lactose, cellulose, starch, magnesium, macrogol and other binding agents are also contained as additives without medical effect. During the breastfeeding period, small amounts of ibuprofen degradation products also pass into breast milk, which also leads to the dissuasion of ibuprofen during breastfeeding.
