Butrin indications
Oral
Cough suppression
Adult: For dry non-productive cough: As 50 mg tab: 2 or 3 tabs 8-12 hrly. As 7.5 mg/5 mL syr: 15 mL 4 times daily.
Child: As 50 mg tab:
Butrin description
Each sustained-release film-coated tablet contains 50 mg of Butrin. Each teaspoonful (5 mL) syrup contains 7.5 mg of Butrin.
Butrin dosage
The maximum duration of treatment without doctor's prescription is one week.
Tablet: Adolescents Over 12 Years of Age: 1 or 2 tablets daily.
Adults: 2 or 3 tablets daily at 8 or 12 hour intervals. To be swallowed whole.
Syrup: Children 3 to 6 Years of Age: One teaspoonful (5 mL) 3 times daily.
Children 6 to 12 Years of Age: Two (2) teaspoonfuls (10 mL) 3 times daily.
Adolescents Over 12 Years of Age: One tablespoonful (15 mL) 3 times daily.
Adults: 15 mL 4 times daily.
Wash and dry the graduated cup after each use and between different users.
Butrin interactions
Sulphinpyrazone, a drug used as an antithrombotic agent and inhibitor of platelet aggregation has a potent side effect as a uricosuric agent. The uricosuric side effect increases the urinary excretion of uric acid effectively blocking hepatic conjugation. Tests show that Sulphinpyrazone’s effect on Butrin is a reduction of liver function to 60% of normal without interfering with protein binding. Taking alpha-lipoic acid or chromium with tolbutamide may require a change in the drugs dosage. Use ephedra with caution when taking tolbutamide; ephedra can raise blood sugar levels.
Butrin side effects
Adverse reactions are listed by system organ class and frequency. Frequencies are defined as: Very common (=1/10); common (=1/100 to <1/10); uncommon (=1/1,000 to <1/100); rare (=1/10,000 to <1/1,000); very rare (<1/10,000), or not known (cannot to be estimated from available data). Within each frequency grouping, adverse reactions are presented in order of decreasing seriousness.
Nervous System Disorders: Rare: Somnolence.
Gastrointestinal Disorders: Rare: Nausea, diarrhea.
Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders: Rare: Urticaria.
Butrin contraindications
You should not take tolbutamide if you have had an allergic reaction to it. Butrin should not be taken if you are suffering from diabetic ketoacidosis (a life-threatening medical emergency caused by insufficient insulin and marked by excessive thirst, nausea, fatigue, pain below the breastbone, and fruity breath). In addition, Butrin should not be used as the sole therapy in treating type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes.
Active ingredient matches for Butrin:
Butamirate in Greece.
Butamirate citrate in Greece.
List of Butrin substitutes (brand and generic names) | Sort by popularity |
| Unit description / dosage (Manufacturer) | Price, USD |
| Butirol Fort (Turkey) | |
| Buvastin (Greece) | |
| Chemisolv (Greece) | |
| Chributan (Greece) | |
| Codactiv (Turkey) | |
| Codactiv Fort (Turkey) | |
| Codexine-R (Greece) | |
| Codimin (Greece) | |
| Cofmed (Philippines) | |
| Cofmed SR tab 50 mg 40's (Medhaus) | |
| Cofmed syr 7.5 mg/5 mL 60 mL x 1's (Medhaus) | |
| Cough Cut (Egypt) | |
| Cutmirat (Turkey) | |
| Cyne (Greece) | |
| Deconil (Bangladesh) | |
| DemoTussol (Switzerland) | |
| Drops; Oral; Butamirate Citrate 22.5 mg / ml (Vifor) | |
| Syrup; Oral; Butamirate Citrate 22.5 mg / 15 ml (Vifor) | |
| Tablet; Oral; Butamirate Citrate 22.5 mg (Vifor) | |
| Devix (Greece) | |
| Doctamine (Greece) | |
| Dosodos (Argentina) | |
| Dricod (Tunisia) | |
| Drosten (Greece) | |
| Ellisek (Greece) | |
| Ellisek-S (Greece) | |
| Gertotus (Greece) | |
| Gertotuss (Greece) | |
| Icorin Kids (Thailand) | |
| Kofnix-SR (Bangladesh) | |
| Kreval (Turkey) | |
| Kreval Forte (Turkey) | |
| Kreval Plus (Turkey) | |
| Leogumil (Greece) | |
| Lexosedin (Italy) | |
| Lexosedin Butamirato Mylan Generics (Italy) | |
| Mebronol (Greece) | |
| Mera (Bangladesh) | |
| Minatuss (Greece) | |
| Mirakof (Bangladesh) | |
| Mirate (Taiwan) | |
| Mirate 0.8 mg/1 mL x 60 mL | |
| Mirate 0.8 mg/1 mL x 120 mL | |
| Mirate 0.8 mg/1 mL x 200 mL | |
| Natussic (Poland) | |
See 169 substitutes for Butrin | |
Reviews
The results of a survey conducted on ndrugs.com for Butrin are given in detail below. The results of the survey conducted are based on the impressions and views of the website users and consumers taking Butrin. We implore you to kindly base your medical condition or therapeutic choices on the result or test conducted by a physician or licensed medical practitioners.User reports
Consumer reported useful
No survey data has been collected yet1 consumer reported price estimates
Was the price you paid to purchase the drug reasonable? Did you feel it was expensive?The below mentioned numbers have been reported by ndrugs.com website users about whether the Butrin drug is expensive or inexpensive. There is a mixed opinion among users. The rating about the cost of the drug depends on factors like which brand drug the patient purchased, how effective it was for the price paid, the country or place the drug is marketed, and the economic condition of the patient. The users who feel the drug is expensive can look for an alternative brand drug or a generic drug to save the cost.
| Users | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Not expensive | 1 | 100.0% | |
Consumer reported time for results
No survey data has been collected yet3 consumers reported age
| Users | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16-29 | 2 | 66.7% | |
| > 60 | 1 | 33.3% | |
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Information checked by Dr. Sachin Kumar, MD Pharmacology
