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CHYMOK TAB
DESCRIPTION:
CHYMOTRYPSIN + TRYPSIN
Adjunctive therapy in management of inflammatory Oedema due to injury, surgery, infection or dental procedures.
Chymotrypsin is an enzyme. An enzyme is a substance that speeds up certain chemical reactions in the body. People use chymotrypsin to make medicine.
People use chymotrypsin for redness and swelling associated with pockets of infection (abscesses), ulcers, surgery, or critical illness (trauma), as well as many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Effective for
- Cataract surgery, when used by a healthcare professional.
Insufficient Evidence for
- Burns. There is some evidence that taking a mixture of chymotrypsin and trypsin by mouth might decrease tissue destruction in burn patients.
- Chronic pain and swelling (inflammation) of salivary glands (chronic obstructive parotitis). There is some evidence that injecting chymotrypsin into the channels (ducts) in salivary (parotid) glands might decrease pain and swelling in people with chronic obstructive parotitis.
- Fractures. There is some evidence that taking a mixture of chymotrypsin and trypsin by mouth might reduce swelling in hand fractures.
- Asthma.
- Swelling (inflammation) of the main airways in the lung (bronchitis).
- Cough.
- Critical illness (trauma).
- Sinus infections.
- Skin conditions such as abscesses and ulcers.
- Wound healing.
- Other conditions.
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Side Effects
When used in the eye: Chymotrypsin is LIKELY SAFE when used as a prescription medicine in the eye by a healthcare professional. Chymotrypsin can cause side effects when used in the eye, including an increase in pressure in the eye and other eye conditions.
When taken by mouth: Chymotrypsin is POSSIBLY SAFE for most people when mixed with trypsin and used short-term. Doses up to 800,000 units per day of this combination have been used safely for up to 10 days. Rarely, chymotrypsin might cause an allergic reaction when taken by mouth. Symptoms include itching, shortness of breath, swelling of the lips or throat, shock, loss of consciousness, and death.
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