Source: Health Products Regulatory Authority (ZA) Revision Year: 2022 Publisher: PHARMACARE LIMITED, Healthcare Park, Woodlands Drive, Woodmead 2191
TUSSMUCO effervescent tablets are used as a mucolytic, of non-infective secretions in cystic fibrosis and in respiratory conditions.
1 effervescent tablet 2 to 3 times daily (equivalent to 400 to 600 mg N-acetylcysteine/day).
1 effervescent tablet twice daily (equivalent to 400 mg N-acetylcysteine/day).
½ (half) an effervescent tablet 2 to 3 times daily (equivalent to 200 to 300 mg N-acetylcysteine/day).
For oral administration.
The effervescent tablet should be dissolved in a glass of water before use.
Do not use continuously for more than 14 days without consulting a doctor.
Small children are at risk of hypersecretion (see section 4.8).
An acute overdose of N-acetylcysteine can cause gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.
Treatment would be symptomatic and supportive.
24 months.
Store at or below 25°C.
15 or 20 or 25 or 40 (2 × 20’s) tablets are packed into a polypropylene tube with a white LDPE cap with a tamper seal and desiccant. The tube is packed into a cardboard carton.
No special requirements.
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