Hexal Acetylcysteine 200 mg - granules 20 sachets

Acetylcysteine ​​Hexal contains the active ingredient acetylcysteine, which has expectorant properties. Acetylcysteine ​​has a specific effect on the components of mucus that make it thick.
Acetylcysteine ​​Hexal liquefies viscous lung and nasal secretions. This promotes their expectoration, reduces the urge to cough and makes breathing easier.
Acetylcysteine, the active substance of Acetylcysteine ​​Hexal, is made up of the body's own substances acetate and cysteine.

Acetylcysteine ​​Hexal is used to dissolve mucus and to facilitate removal in acute and chronic respiratory diseases with thick mucus and reduced mucus transport.

If you don't feel better or feel worse after 4-5 days, contact your doctor.

Contraindications

Acetylcysteine ​​Hexal must not be taken

• if you are allergic to acetylcysteine ​​or any of the other ingredients of this medicine listed in section 6
• if you have a stomach ulcer
• of small children under 6 years of age

Interactions

Taking Acetylcysteine ​​Hexal together with other medicines
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking/using any other medicines, have recently taken/used any other medicines or might take/use any other medicines.

When using Acetylcysteine ​​Hexal and cough suppressants (antitussives) in combination, a mucus-related blockage (“secretion build-up”) of the airways can occur due to the reduced cough reflex. Therefore, be sure to ask your doctor before combined treatment.

Acetylcysteine/nitroglycerin:
The simultaneous administration of acetylcysteine ​​and nitroglycerin can possibly lead to low blood pressure (hypotension), which can be indicated by headaches. If your doctor considers co-treatment with nitroglycerin necessary, he or she will monitor you for any reduction in blood pressure that may occur

For safety reasons, antibiotics should be taken separately and at least 2 hours apart.

Activated charcoal in high doses (as an antidote) can reduce the effectiveness of acetylcysteine.

Changes in the determination of laboratory parameters:
Acetylcysteine ​​can influence the colorimetric determination of salicylates.
In urine tests, acetylcysteine ​​can affect the results of ketone body determinations.
Dissolution of acetylcysteine ​​formulations along with other drugs is not recommended.

Application

Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure.
Unless otherwise prescribed by your doctor, the following dosage is recommended for Acetylcysteine ​​Hexal Granules:

Children and adolescents aged 6 – 14 years:
1 bag of granules twice a day (equivalent to 400 mg acetylcysteine ​​per day).

Adults and adolescents aged 14 and over:
1 bag of granules 2 - 3 times a day (corresponding to 400 - 600 mg acetylcysteine ​​per day).
Acetylcysteine ​​Hexal 200 mg – granules must not be used in children under 6 years of age.

Method of administration:
Oral use.
The granules are taken after meals, dissolved in a glass of water. The ready-to-use solution should be taken without delay.

Duration of use:
For acute respiratory diseases, the treatment duration is generally 4 – 5 days.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have the impression that the effect of Acetylcysteine ​​Hexal is too strong or too weak or if you do not feel better or even worse after 4 - 5 days.

Side effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everyone gets them.
The frequency (likelihood of occurrence) of side effects is classified as follows:
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 Affects 1 in 1,000 people
Very rare: may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people
Not known: Frequency cannot be estimated from the available data

Most of the side effects of Acetylcysteine ​​Hexal Granules below are mild and temporary.

Uncommon: may affect up to 1 in 100 people

• Hypersensitivity reactions such as angioedema (allergic swelling of the skin and mucous membranes)
• Headache
• Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
• rapid cardiac activity
• low blood pressure (hypotension)
• excessive nasal secretion
• Inflammation of the oral mucosa, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
• allergic reactions with itching, rash, hives and redness
• Fever

Rare: may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people

• sleepiness
• Difficulty breathing (dyspnea), shortness of breath due to narrowing of the airways; The rare documented cases of shortness of breath due to narrowing of the airways occurred primarily in particularly sensitive asthmatics. Coughing fits and shortness of breath may occur, which can trigger an attack in asthmatics.
• heartburn
• Convulsions, which can be fatal in the event of an overdose

Very rare: may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people

• Anemia, bleeding (were only observed in the context of a hypersensitivity reaction)
• allergic (hypersensitivity) reaction up to and including shock
• Bruise in the heart
• Bleeding (hemorrhage)
• Blistering of the skin and mucous membranes with severe general health problems (Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Lyell syndrome). If skin or mucous membrane abnormalities occur, you should consult a doctor immediately and stop using acetylcysteine.

Not known: Frequency cannot be estimated from the available data

• Swelling of the face (facial edema)

composition

The active ingredient is acetylcysteine.
One sachet contains 200 mg of acetylcysteine.

The other ingredients are:
ascorbic acid, sucrose, saccharin and orange flavor (consisting of atomized orange essential oil, anhydrous dextrose, lactose)

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