País: Malásia
Língua: inglês
Origem: NPRA (National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, Bahagian Regulatori Farmasi Negara)
GUAIFENESIN
IDAMAN PHARMA MANUFACTURING SDN BHD
GUAIFENESIN
120 ml
IDAMAN PHARMA MANUFACTURING SDN BHD
_CONSUMER MEDICATION INFORMATION LEAFLET (RIMUP) _ CITREX COUGH SYRUP 100MG/5ML Guaifenesin (100mg/5ml) 1 WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Citrex Cough Syrup is used for 2. How Citrex Cough Syrup works 3. Before you use Citrex Cough Syrup 4. How to use Citrex Cough Syrup 5. While you are using it 6. Side effects 7. Storage and disposal of Citrex Cough Syrup 8. Product description 9. Manufacturer and Product Registration Holder 10. Date of revision 11. Serial number WHAT CITREX COUGH SYRUP IS USED FOR Citrex Cough Syrup is used for the relief of chesty coughs, loosen mucus and thinning bronchial secretion. HOW CITREX COUGH SYRUP WORKS Citrex Cough Syrup works as an expectorant which irritates mucous membrane layer of the stomach and subsequently stimulating respiratory tract secretions. By increasing the water content of the mucus, it will eventually decrease the thickness of bronchial secretions. BEFORE YOU USE CITREX COUGH SYRUP _- When you must not use it _ Do not take Citrex Cough Syrup if you are allergic to Guaifenesin. Do not take Citrex Cough Syrup if you are pregnant, trying to get pregnant or think you may be pregnant without discussing with your doctor first. Do not take Citrex Cough Syrup if you are breast-feeding. If you are not sure whether you should start taking this medicine, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. _Before you start to use it _ Tell your doctor if you have allergies to Guaifenesin. Your doctor needs to know before you take Citrex Cough Syrup if you have kidney or liver problem. Citrex Cough Syrup should be given with care to patients with impaired kidney or liver function. Besides that, do consult with your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine if the following occurs: Continuous cough for more than 7 days or cough occur repeatedly or is accompanied by fever, rash or constant headache. Continuous cough that may be caused by asthma. Cough which brings up a lot of mucus. Discuss with your doctor or pharmacist first if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. - _Taking oth Leia o documento completo
IDAMAN PHARMA MANUFACTURING CITREX COUGH SYRUP 100MG/5ML PRODUCT DESCRIPTION A clear, orange coloured solution with a sweet, pleasant smell. COMPOSITION Each 5ml contains: • Active Ingredient: Guaifenesin 100mg • Preservative: Sodium Benzoate 5mg ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION Oral PHARMACODYNAMICS Guaifenesin is an expectorant which is thought to act by irritating the gastric mucosa and subsequently stimulating respiratory tract secretions. This increase in fluid increases the volume and decreases the viscosity of bronchial secretions. PHARMACOKINETICS Guaifenesin is well absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. It is metabolised and then excreted in the urine. The half-life in plasma is approximately 1 hour. INDICATIONS Citrex Cough Syrup 100mg/5ml helps to: • Relieve of chesty coughs. • Loosen phlegm and thin bronchial secretion. RECOMMENDED DOSAGE The elderly, adults and children over 12 years: Take 10ml four times daily. Children 6 – 12 years: Take 5ml four times daily 2 – 6 years: Take 2.5ml four times daily Under 2 years: Not recommended CONTRAINDICATIONS Hypersensitivity to Guaifenesin or any of the ingredients/components of the product. WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Do not exceed the stated dose. Please consult with a doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine if the following occurs: • Constant cough for more than 7 days or cough recurs or is accompanied by a fever, rash or persistent headache. • Persistent cough that may be caused by asthma. • Cough which brings up a lot of mucus (phlegm). • Suffer from liver or kidney problems. • Concomitant use of cough suppressants and other cough and cold medicine. INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER MEDICAMENTS _Diagnostic Interference:_ Guaifenesin has been shown to produce a colour interference with certain clinical laboratory determinations of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) and vanillylmandelic acid (VMA). Guaifenesin could interfere with the diagnosis of carcinoid syndrome. Patients being evaluated for carcinoid syndrome should therefore discontinue Leia o documento completo