Halixol, 3 mg/ml 100 ml

How to take, the dosage

Ingestion, after meals, with plenty of fluids (plenty of fluids helps to thin mucus during treatment with ambroxol). The syrup may be taken with a measuring cup.

Adults and children over 12 years of age: the usual daily dose during the first 2-3 days of treatment – 10 ml of syrup 3 times a day, in the next days – 10 ml syrup 2 times a day or 5 ml syrup 3 times a day. In severe cases the dose should not be reduced during the entire course of treatment.

Children under 2 years of age – 2.5 ml 2 times a day; 2-5 years – 2.5 ml 3 times a day; 5-12 years – 5 ml 2-3 times a day.

Interaction

Anticough drugs (including codeine) may make it difficult to excrete sputum liquefied by ambroxol.

Halixol^® promotes penetration into the bronchial secretion of some antibiotics (including amoxicillin, cefuroxime, erythromycin, doxycycline).

Special Instructions

Should not be administered concomitantly with anti-cough drugs because of difficulties in sputum secretion.

The use of the drug in patients with impaired bronchial motor function or abundant sputum production with low viscosity requires caution due to the risk of bronchial stasis.

The syrup contains nonspecific sweeteners, sorbitol, and sodium cyclamate; therefore, patients with diabetes may use this product, but the sorbitol content (1.2 g per 5 ml) must be taken into consideration by patients with diabetes.

The product does not contain alcohol.

Contraindications

• Gastrointestinal ulcers;
• Pregnancy first trimester;
• lactation period (breast-feeding);
• .Hypersensitivity to ambroxol or bromhexine;
• The drug in tablet form is not intended for use in children under 5 years of age.

The drug should be used with caution in severe renal failure.

Side effects

CNS disorders: rarely – weakness, headache.

The digestive system: rarely – diarrhea, constipation, dry mouth, gastralgia, nausea, vomiting.

Respiratory system disorders: rarely – dry airways, rhinorrhea.

Allergic reactions: rarely – exanthema, urticaria; extremely rare – acute anaphylactic reactions, the causal connection of which with the use of ambroxol is not determined.

Others: dysuria.

Overdose

Symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dyspepsia.

Treatment: induce vomiting, then prescribe drinking (milk or tea), taking fat-containing products. Gastric lavage is recommended within 1 -2 h after taking the drug. The function of the cardiovascular system should be monitored continuously.

Pregnancy use

The drug is contraindicated for use in the first trimester of pregnancy.

Ambroxol is excreted with the breast milk, so if it is necessary to use the drug during lactation, the question of stopping breastfeeding should be addressed.

Similarities

Ambrohexal, Lazolvan, Halixol, Ambroxol, Ambrobene, Orvis Broncho, ORVIS, Lazolvan Max, Zvezdochka, Zvezdochka for colds