Bericyp Kid Oral Drops
Bericyp Kid Oral Drops is used in children to stimulate appetite and encourage better food intake. It is often prescribed for those struggling with poor appetite and inadequate weight gain. While it does not directly provide nutrition, it helps improve eating habits, which can support overall growth.
Bericyp Kid Oral Drops
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About This Medicine
General information about this product
Bericyp Kid Oral Drops is used in children to stimulate appetite and encourage better food intake. It is often prescribed for those struggling with poor appetite and inadequate weight gain. While it does not directly provide nutrition, it helps improve eating habits, which can support overall growth.
Bericyp Kid Oral Drops is used in children to stimulate appetite and encourage better food intake. It is often prescribed for those struggling with poor appetite and inadequate weight gain. While it does not directly provide nutrition, it helps improve eating habits, which can support overall growth.
Give Bericyp Kid Oral Drops to your child by mouth before food in the dose, time, and way prescribed by your child’s doctor. Give this medicine at a fixed time so that it gradually becomes a part of your child’s daily routine. If your child vomits within 30 minutes of taking this medicine, help the child calm down and repeat the dose. For maximum benefit, it is advised to continue the treatment for the prescribed duration.
The intake of Bericyp Kid Oral Drops may cause minor and temporary side effects in your child, such as dizziness, confusion, dry mouth, and blurred vision. These symptoms will resolve once your child’s body adapts to the medicine. However, it would be best to consult your child’s doctor immediately in case of prolonged or bothersome events.
Inform your child’s doctor if your child is on any medical regimen or is allergic to any medicine, product, or food. The doctor must also be aware if your child has had bowel obstruction, malnutrition, weight-related issues, thyroid problems, or any heart, liver, or kidney problems. All this information will help avoid any complications in the treatment and will help your child’s doctor plan and make your child’s overall treatment better.
03Uses
Appetite stimulant
04How To Use
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use. Measure it with a marked dropper and take it as directed. Bericyp Kid Oral Drops may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
05How It Works
Bericyp Kid Oral Drops contains two medicines: cyproheptadine and tricholine citrate. Together, they stimulate the urge to eat (appetite). Cyproheptadine reduces the effect of serotonin (a chemical messenger) in the hypothalamus, a part of the brain that regulates appetite. Tricholine citrate also helps increase appetite and spares amino acids for muscle enhancement.
06What If You Miss A Dose?
Q: What if you forget to take Bericyp Oral Drops?
A: Do not panic. Unless your child’s doctor has advised a specific regimen for your child, administer the missed dose as soon as you remember. Skip the missed dose if it is almost time for the next dose. Do not give a double dose to catch up on any missed dose; follow the prescribed dosing schedule strictly.
07Benefits
In Appetite stimulant
Bericyp Kid Oral Drops stimulates hunger in children suffering from long-term illness and enhances the availability of proteins for muscle mass building. It increases hunger by constantly increasing the energy requirements of your child. It promotes the desire to eat, and therefore, it is a safe and effective way of managing undernutrition or malnutrition. It helps to treat loss of appetite and improves nutritional status.
08Side Effects
Dryness in mouth
Blurred vision
Dizziness
Confusion
Restlessness
09Safety Information
Alcohol:UNSAFE
Bericyp Kid Oral Drops may cause excessive drowsiness with alcohol.
Pregnancy:UNSAFE
Bericyp Kid Oral Drops is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy. Seek your doctor’s advice as studies on pregnant women and animals have shown significant harmful effects to the developing baby.
Breast feeding:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Bericyp Kid Oral Drops is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
Driving:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether Bericyp Kid Oral Drops alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.
Kidney:CAUTION
Bericyp Kid Oral Drops should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Bericyp Kid Oral Drops may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Liver:CAUTION
Bericyp Kid Oral Drops should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Bericyp Kid Oral Drops may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
10Drug Tips
Dry mouth may occur as a side effect. Frequent mouth rinses, good oral hygiene, increased water intake, and chewing on sugarless candy may help.
Bericyp Kid Oral Drops can cause a bitter taste in your child’s mouth. Eating a piece of citrus fruit or sugarless candy may help.
Never increase or decrease the dose by yourself, as the dose is prescribed based on your child’s condition, body weight, and age.
Do not give Bericyp Kid Oral Drops to increase your child’s body weight under normal conditions. It is prescribed for appetite stimulation.
Call your child’s doctor right away if your child exhibits an allergic rash, facial swelling, or breathing difficulty soon after the intake of Bericyp Kid Oral Drops.
References
Sources and references
Cyproheptadine and Tricholine citrate [Product Information]. Goa, India: Centaur Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.; 2021. [Accessed 04 Feb. 2025] (online) Available from: View
Zoic Life Sciences: Cyproheptadine and Tricholine citrate [Product Information]. [Accessed 04 Feb. 2025] (Online) Available from: View
