Pectosan Expectorant Adultes indications
Pectosan Expectorant Adultes is a mucolytic agent for the adjunctive therapy of respiratory tract disorders characterised by excessive, viscous mucus, including chronic obstructive airways disease.
Uses of Pectosan Expectorant Adultes in details
Pectosan Expectorant Adultes is used along with other medications as adjunctive therapy to treat conditions of the respiratory tract which causes difficulty in breathing, including chronic obstructive airways disease.
Pectosan Expectorant Adultes description
Pectosan Expectorant Adultes is a mucolytic that reduces the viscosity of sputum and so can be used to help relieve the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) and bronchiectasis by allowing the sufferer to bring up sputum more easily. Pectosan Expectorant Adultes should not be used with antitussives (cough suppressants) or medicines that dry up bronchial secretions. Pectosan Expectorant Adultes is produced by alkylation of cysteine with chloroacetic acid.
Pectosan Expectorant Adultes dosage
Capsule: Adult and Children ≥12 years: 1 capsule. Forte Suspension: Adult and Children ≥12 years: 5 mL (1 tsp). 100 mg/5 mL Pediatric Suspension: Children 8-12 years: 15 mL (3 tsp), 4-7 years: 10 mL (2 tsp), 2-3 years: 5 mL (1 tsp). 200 mg/5 mL Pediatric Suspension: Children 8-12 years: 7.5 mL, 4-7 years: 5 mL, 2-3 years: 2.5 mL. InfantOral Drops:
Infants 1-2 years: 1.5 mL. All doses to be taken orally every 8 hrs.
Pectosan Expectorant Adultes interactions
mixing Pectosan Expectorant Adultes with pholcodine linctus causes precipitation of Pectosan Expectorant Adultes from solution but no information is given on whether this incompatibility is with the pholcodine or some component of the formulation used.
Pectosan Expectorant Adultes side effects
Capsules, Syrup and Paediatric Syrup:
Immune System Disorders
There have been reports of anaphylactic reactions and fixed drug eruption.
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
There have been reports of skin rashes and allergic skin eruptions.
Capsules and Syrup:
Gastrointestinal disorders
There have been rare reports of gastrointestinal bleeding occurring during treatment with Pectosan Expectorant Adultes.
Pectosan Expectorant Adultes contraindications
Adult Syrup: Gastroduodenal ulceration.
Children Syrup: Known hypersensitivity to any of the components of Pectosan Expectorant Adultes Children Syrup, in particular to parabens. Children <2 years due to risk of worsening airway congestion.
Active ingredient matches for Pectosan Expectorant Adultes:
| Unit description / dosage (Manufacturer) | Price, USD |
| Syrup; Oral; Carbocisteine 5% | |
List of Pectosan Expectorant Adultes substitutes (brand and generic names): | |
| Pectosan Expectorant sans sucre | |
| Syrup; Oral; Carbocisteine 5% | |
| Pectox (Ecuador, Peru, Spain, Switzerland) | |
| Syrup; Oral; Carbocisteine 250 mg / 5 ml (Iromedica) | |
| Pectox lisina (Spain) | |
| Pectox Mucolyticum 250mg/5ml (Switzerland) | |
| Pediaplex (Philippines) | |
| Pediaplex / Strawberry flavor 100 mg/5 mL x 120 mL | $ 2.20 |
| Pediaplex / Caramel-vanilla flavor 50 mg/1 mL x 30 mL | $ 1.56 |
| Pertussin (Philippines) | |
| Solution; Oral; Potassium Bromide 1%; Thymus Serpyllum Herb Extract 12% (Lewison) | |
| Syrup; Oral; Potassium Bromide 1%; Thymus Serpyllum Herb Extract 12% (Lewison) | |
| Drops; Oral; Drosera D6; Ipecacuanha D6; Rumex D6 (Lewison) | |
| Pertussin 500 mg x 100's (Lewison) | |
| Pertussin 125 mg/5 mL x 60 mL (Lewison) | |
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| Pertussin 250 mg/5 mL x 60 mL (Lewison) | |
| Pertussin 50 mg/1 mL x 15 mL (Lewison) | |
| Pharex Carbocisteine (Philippines) | |
| Pharex Carbocisteine 500 mg x 100's (Pascual Lab) | $ 16.33 |
| Pharex Carbocisteine 100 mg/5 mL x 60 mL (Pascual Lab) | $ 1.67 |
| Pharex Carbocisteine 250 mg/5 mL x 60 mL (Pascual Lab) | $ 1.89 |
| Pharex Carbocisteine cap 500 mg 100's (Pascual Lab) | $ 20.00 |
| Pharmakod expectorant (France) | |
| Syrup; Oral; Carbocisteine 5% (Sanofi-aventis) | |
| Phlegmol (Philippines) | |
| Phlegmol 500 mg x 100's (Medgen) | $ 13.33 |
| Phlegmol 100 mg/5 mL x 60 mL (Medgen) | $ 1.33 |
| Phlegmol 250 mg/5 mL x 60 mL (Medgen) | $ 1.73 |
| Phlegmol 50 mg/1 mL x 15 mL (Medgen) | $ 1.22 |
| Pneumoclar (France) | |
| Polifluidil (Italy) | |
| Pulmiben (Portugal) | |
| Pulmiben 2% (Portugal) | |
| Pulmiben 5% (Portugal) | |
| Pulmiben Lisina (Portugal) | |
| Pulmiben Unidia (Portugal) | |
| Pulmin-CMC (Philippines) | |
| Pulmin-CMC 500 mg x 50's | $ 6.82 |
| Pulmin-CMC 250 mg/5 mL x 60 mL | $ 1.36 |
| Pulmin-CMC 100 mg/5 mL x 60 mL | $ 1.04 |
| Pulmin-CMC 100 mg/5 mL x 120 mL | $ 1.84 |
| Pulmin-CMC 50 mg/1 mL x 15 mL | |
| Pulmoclase (Ireland, Luxembourg) | |
| Purasol (Hong Kong) | |
| Rami Slijmoplossende (Netherlands) | |
| Recofluid (Italy) | |
| Reodyn (Finland) | |
| Reomucil (Italy) | |
| Rhinamex (Thailand) | |
| Rhinamex 250 mg/5 mL x 60 mL x 12's | |
| Rhinathiol (Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote D'ivoire, France, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Hong Kong, Hungary, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Zaire) | |
| Gel; Oral; Carbocisteine 75 mg / ml (sanofi-aventis) | |
See 916 substitutes for Pectosan Expectorant Adultes | |
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