Difference Between Apetamin And Oraxin

When people come to the pharmacy for apetamin and I advise them to substitute it for oraxin, they frown at it. It will require some amount of talking and lectures to explain that there is no therapeutic difference. However, they differ in certain aspects.

Oraxin

Apetamin And Oraxin

Apetamin belongs to a group of medicines called antihistamines. It is used in the treatment of various allergic conditions. It relieves symptoms of inflammation as well as itching, swelling and rashes. It is also used to treat loss of appetite (need for food). It is an effective hunger stimulant.

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Oraxin Syrup is a combination medicine used to treat loss of appetite. It is an effective appetite stimulant. It works by reducing the effect of a chemical messenger which regulates appetite.

Composition Of Apetamin And Oraxin

# According to manufacturing labels, 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of apetamin syrup contains:

Cyproheptadine hydrochloride: 2 mg

L-lysine hydrochloride: 150 mg

Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) hydrochloride: 1 mg

Thiamine (vitamin B1) hydrochloride: 2 mg

Nicotinamide (vitamin B3): 15 mg

Dexpanthenol (an alternative form of vitamin B5): 4.5 mg

Each 5 ml of oraxin syrup contains:

Cyproheptadine 2mg

Hydrochloride tricholine citrate 275mg

Sorbitol 3gm

# Each ml of oraxin drops contains:

Cyproheptadine hydrochloride 1.5mg

Tricholine citrate 55 mg

Cyproheptadine is an appetite-stimulant. It works by reducing the effect of a chemical messenger (serotonin) in the hypothalamus, a part of the brain which regulates appetite. The other ingredients in both apetamin and Oraxin are just to improve the outcome of cyproheptadine. For example, the vitamin B complex in apetamin improves appetite and absorption of vitamins from food. Sorbitol in oraxin helps in lowering cholesterol.

Manufacturer

Apetamin is an appetite stimulating weight-gain supplement manufactured and sold by the Indian pharmaceutical company TIL Healthcare.

Oraxin on the other hand is manufactured by Centaur Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd.

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Difference Between Apetamin And Oraxin

Therapeutically, there is no difference. The reason is that it is the main ingredient in the cyproheptadine. Cyproheptadine is an appetite stimulant. And both contain the same strength of cyproheptadine.

The other ingredients are minor supplements whose effect is not pronounced but they are not the same. That means that both can be substituted. However, they are made by different companies. These companies are both resident in India.