Composition
Each sachet contains:
- Acetylcysteine - 100 mg or 200 mg;
- excipients: sucrose, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), sodium saccharin (Е954), Orange flavouring (dextrose, taste-and-aroma component, anticaking agent: Е551 (5 %), common dietary iodised salt).
The detailed information on the ingredients is stated on the package
Packaging
3 g of product in sachets made of the combined material or laminated packing material;
10 or 20 sachets made of the combined material or laminated packing material in a package, together with the package leaflet (instruction for use).
Storage conditions
In a place protected from moisture and light at the temperature below 25 °С.
Indications for use
Respiratory diseases accompanied by formation of viscous, difficult-to-separate sputum, for example, acute and chronic bronchitis, tracheitis, laryngitis, sinusitis, bronchial asthma and mucoviscidosis (as the adjuvant therapy).
Pharmacotherapeutic group: Agents used for cough and colds. Mucolytic agents.
Unless otherwise prescribed by the physician, the typical dosage for acute diseases is as follows:
Children aged 2 to 12 years: 1 sachet of 100 mg 3 times a day or 1 sachet of 200 mg 2 times a day.
Adults and children aged over 12 years: 1 sachet of 200 mg 3 times a day or 3 sachets of 200 mg 1 time a day (600 mg).
If excessive formation of mucus and related cough are not over after 2-week treatment, the patient should consult a doctor, in order to find the exact cause and rule out possible malignant respiratory diseases.
The long-term treatment for chronic diseases (to be prescribed by a doctor only).
400-600 mg a day, as one or several doses, maximum duration of the treatment course is 3 to 6 months.
Mucoviscidosis
Adults and children aged over 6 years: 200 mg 3 times a day or 600 mg as one dose once a day.
Dissolve the content of the sachet in one glass of warm water. The obtained solution should be drunk warm.
The addition intake of liquid intensifies the mucolytic effect of the drug.
Do not mix the ready solution of the drug with other drugs.
