ALPAC EFFERVESCENT TABLET 600MG

Country: Singapore

Language: English

Source: HSA (Health Sciences Authority)

Active ingredient:

N-Acetylcysteine

Available from:

MANSA HEALTHCARE PTE. LTD.

ATC code:

R05CB01

Pharmaceutical form:

TABLET, EFFERVESCENT

Composition:

N-Acetylcysteine 600mg

Administration route:

ORAL

Prescription type:

Pharmacy Only

Manufactured by:

Alpex Pharma SA

Authorization status:

ACTIVE

Authorization date:

2022-02-21

Patient Information leaflet

ALPAC Effervescent Tablet 600mg - Patient Information Leaflet
What is ALPAC Effervescent Tablet 600mg?
ALPAC Effervescent Tablet 600mg contains the active ingredient
N-Acetylcysteine that belongs to
group of medicines called mucolytics.
What is ALPAC Effervescent Tablet 600mg used for?
ALPAC Effervescent Tablet 600mg breaks down and loosens thick mucus,
making it runny and
easy to cough up. N-Acetylcysteine is used in the treatment of
respiratory conditions associated
with excessive mucus production such as bronchitis (inflammation of
the mucous membrane in
the airways), emphysema, mucoviscidosis (cystic fibrosis) and
bronchiectasis (chronic widening
of an airway passage).
What you need to know before taking ALPAC Effervescent Tablet 600mg?
Do not use ALPAC Effervescent Tablets 600mg
 If you are allergic to N-Acetylcysteine or any of the other
ingredients of this medicine.
 Children under 2 years of age may not use this medicine
How do I use ALPAC Effervescent Tablet 600mg?
Adults:
1 effervescent tablet once daily.
Dissolve the effervescent tablet in half a glass of water, mix it and
drink the solution immediately.
It is preferable not to mix other medication with ALPAC Effervescent
Table 600mg.
Always use this medicine exactly as prescribed. Check with your doctor
or pharmacist if you are
not sure. The duration of treatment should be 5 to 10 days in the
acute treatment, whereas it may be
continued in the chronic states for several months, according to the
advice of the doctor. Do not
use this medicine for longer than 10 days without consulting a doctor.
Warnings and precautions
 If you suffer of bronchial asthma then you should not take this
medicine.
 If you have or have had a peptic ulcer, as ALPAC Effervescent
Tablet 600mg may irritate your
gastric wall. In particular if you use other drugs known to irritate
the gastric wall.
 There have been very rare reports of serious hypersensitivity
reactions with (high) fever, skin
redness, joint pains and/or eye infection (Stevens-Johnson syndrome),
and