What is Viscolex?
Viscolex Syrup is a mucolytic agent indicated in children over the age of 2 and also in adults. It is an adjunctive therapy in lower respiratory tract disorders characterised by excessive viscous mucous.
What is the use of cough syrup?
This combination product is used for the temporary relief of cough, sneezing, or runny nose due to the common cold, hay fever or other upper respiratory allergies. This product contains a non-opioid cough suppressant (such as chlophedianol, dextromethorphan).
Can asthmatics take Carbocisteine?
Oral administration of carbocysteine may be a novel therapeutic option in patients with bronchial asthma, especially in CVA. This is the first report demonstrating the efficacy of carbocysteine in cough sensitivity in asthmatics through clinical trial.
Is Carbocisteine good for cough?
Carbocisteine is a type of medicine called a mucolytic. A mucolytic helps you cough up phlegm (also called mucus or sputum). It works by making your phlegm less thick and sticky.
Will Carbocisteine make you cough more?
Carbocisteine works by making phlegm (mucus) less thick and sticky, and therefore easier to cough up. It may also have a knock-on effect of making it harder for germs (bacteria) to cause chest infections….About carbocisteine.
| Type of medicine | A mucolytic |
|---|---|
| Also called | Carbocysteine (in US); Mucodyne® |
Is carbocisteine good for cough?
Can carbocisteine help dry cough?
Mucolytic medicines, such as carbocisteine, can be helpful for people with a long-term respiratory disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Carbocisteine works by making phlegm (mucus) less thick and sticky, and therefore easier to cough up.
How is viscolex syrup used to treat bronchitis?
Viscolex Syrup is used to help treat lower respiratory tract disorders (disorders of the breathing passages) where the lungsproduce too much mucus or the mucus is too thick. It contains carbocisteine which is a mucolytic agent that is used to dissolve and break down thick mucous in conditions such as chronic asthma or bronchitis.
How old do you have to be to take viscolex syrup?
Viscolex is used to treat lower respiratory tract disorders, such as chesty cough. The syrup contains the active ingredient carbocisteine which breaks down mucus in conditions such as chronic asthma or bronchitis to help you to breathe easier. You Must Be Aged Over 18 Years to Purchase This Product.
How many spoonfuls of viscolex should I give my Child?
Children 6 – 12 years give one 5ml spoonful 2 to 3 times daily. Adults and children over 12 years initially take 15ml (three 5ml spoonful’s) three times a day, reducing to 10ml (two 5ml spoonful’s) three times daily when the mucus start to go. Each 5ml of viscolex contains Carbocisteine 250mg.
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