Grippostad Guaifenesin 100 mg/ml cough drops 30 ml

Guaifenesin, the active ingredient in Grippostad guaifenesin, loosens the tough mucus in the airways and makes it easier to cough up. This leads to the relief of the urge to cough in the case of colds of the upper respiratory tract.

If you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 5 days, contact your doctor.

Contraindications

Grippostad Guaifenesin must not be taken

• if you are allergic to guaifenesin or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
• if you suffer from severe and chronic gastrointestinal diseases.
• by children under 6 years of age.

interactions

Taking Grippostad Guaifenesin with other medicines

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking/using, have recently taken/used or might take/use any other medicines.

Grippostad Guaifenesin can increase the effect of the following medicines:

• tranquilizers (so-called sedative medicines)
• muscle-relaxing medicines (means to reduce muscle tension, e.g. in the case of anesthesia during an operation).

Taking medicines that suppress the urge to cough at the same time can impede coughing up mucus from the bronchi. Therefore this combination should be avoided.

Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

There is no clear evidence of a risk during pregnancy. However, Grippostad Guaifenesin should not be taken during pregnancy due to insufficient data. Since it is not known whether the active substance passes into breast milk, guaifenesin should not be used during breastfeeding without medical advice.

Driving and using machines
Warning: this medicine may impair your ability to react and drive.
Grippostad Guaifenesin contains alcohol, so that even when used as directed, the ability to react in road traffic and when operating machines can be impaired.

application

Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

Method of administration:
For oral use.
The drops should be taken with water or tea or a piece of sugar.

The recommended dose is:
Adults and adolescents from 12 to 18 years: 30 to 60 drops up to 4 times a day

Use in children
Children from 6 to 12 years: up to 4 times a day up to 30 drops

Since there is no experience of effectiveness and safety, and because of the alcohol content, Grippostad Guaifenesin must not be used in children under the age of 6 years.

The specified dose should not be exceeded.
Hold the bottle upright while counting the drops.

In addition to taking the drug, it is advisable to drink plenty of fluids (e.g. in the form of tea, fruit juice, etc.).
Grippostad Guaifenesin should not be used with other cough and cold medicines.

Duration of use:
If after 5 days of treatment there is no noticeable improvement in the phlegm-producing cough, please speak to your doctor.
The maximum duration of treatment should not exceed 2 weeks.

side effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

The following internationally defined classification is used to estimate the frequency of side effects:
Very common: may affect more than 1 in 10 people
Common: may affect up to 1 in 10 people
Uncommon: may affect up to 1 in 100 people
Rare: may affect up to 1 in 10 people Affects up to 1 in 10,000 people
Very rare: may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people
Not known: frequency cannot be estimated from the available data

STOP taking Grippostad guaifenesin and seek medical attention straight away if you have any of the following, which could be signs of an allergic reaction:

• severe itching of the skin with a rash or bumps
• Swelling (including of the face, lips, or throat, which may cause difficulty breathing)
• Impaired consciousness up to prolonged unconsciousness

Rarely:

• Gastrointestinal complaints, e.g. in the form of gastric pressure

Very rare:

• reduction in certain white blood cells (granulocytopenia)
• Allergic reactions (slow heartbeat, spasms of the airways, shortness of breath, reddening, itching), angioedema (allergic, painful swelling of the skin and mucous membranes, especially in the facial area), hypersensitivity
• Tiredness, dizziness, confusion, restricted reactions
• Nausea, vomiting (usually at very high doses)

Not known:

• Diarrhea
• hives, rash

composition

The active substance is: guaifenesin.
1 g Grippostad Guaifenesin (= 30 drops) contains 100 mg Guaifenesin.

The other ingredients are: glycerol anhydrous, saccharin, star anise oil, anethole, ethanol