Lemsip Cough Max for Chesty Cough & Cold, Lemon & Menthol Flavour 10 Sachets

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It's not known if phenylephrine passes into breast milk, or its effect on a nursing infant. When taken by mouth, decongestants such as phenylephrine can also temporarily decrease the production of breast milk with just one or two doses. Lemsip max should not be used by woman who are breastfeeding. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for further advice. Lemsip max cold and flu capsules should be used with caution in: Applies to acetaminophen: capsule, capsule liquid filled, elixir, liquid, powder, solution, suppository, suspension, tablet, tablet chewable, tablet disintegrating, tablet extended release. Other dosage forms:

Lemsip cough max for mucus cough and cold capsules and hot drinks contain the painkiller paracetamol, a cough expectorant called guaifenesin and a decongestant called phenylephrine hydrochloride. These three active ingredients have different actions to relieve your symptoms. If you take Lemsip cough max for mucus cough and cold in the hour before or the six hours after taking colestyramine, the paracetamol is likely to be less effective. This is because colestyramine reduces the absorption of paracetamol from the gut. If you take paracetamol in the hour before or the six hours after taking colestyramine, the paracetamol is likely to be less effective. This is because colestyramine reduces the absorption of paracetamol from the gut. You should avoid taking Lemsip max capsules one hour before or six hours after taking colestyramine. http://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/28101 for Honey & Ginger, and https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/23354 for Lemon. LEMSIP MAX COLD & FLU CAPSULES: Each capsule contains Paracetamol 500 mg, Caffeine 25 mg Phenylephrine hydrochloride 6.1 mgPhenylephrine hydrochloride: High blood pressure with headache, vomiting, Rarely, palpitations. Also, rare reports of allergic reactions and occasionally urinary retention in males. Paracetamol: Adverse effects of paracetamol are rare, but hypersensitivity including skin rash may occur. There have been reports of blood dyscrasias including thrombocytopenia, leucopenia, pancytopenia, nutropenia and agranulocytosis, but these were not necessarily causally related to paracetamol. symptoms associated with the common cold and influenza, including relief of aches and pains, sore throat, headache, fatigue and Coughing is a natural and normal way the body gets rid of excess extra mucus or irritants from the lungs. It can even help remove germs to prevent infection.

Anticoagulants: The anticoagulant effect of warfarin and other coumarins may be enhanced by prolonged regular daily use of paracetamol with increased risk of bleeding; occasional doses have no significant effect. Symptoms - emesis and convulsions may occur. No specific antidote. However, treatment is usually fluid therapy. Fatal poisoning is rare. If symptoms become apparent or overdose is suspected, consult a doctor immediately.

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Caffeine: Caffeine is absorbed readily from oral, rectal or parenteral administration, but absorption from the gastrointestinal tract may be erratic. There is little evidence of accumulation in any particular tissue. Caffeine passes readily into the central nervous system and into saliva. Concentrations have also been detected in breast milk. It is metabolised almost completely and is excreted in the urine as 1-methyluric acid, 1-methylxanthine and other metabolites, with only about 1% unchanged. Kawada A, Hiruma M, Noguchi H, Ishibashi A. Fixed drug eruption induced by acetaminophen in a 12-year-old girl. Int J Dermatol. 1996;35:148-9. Guccione JL, Zemtsov A, Cobos E, Neldner KH. Acquired purpura fulminans induced by alcohol and acetaminophen - successful treatment with heparin and vitamin-k. Arch Dermatol. 1993;129:1267-9. Applies to acetaminophen: compounding powder, intravenous solution, oral capsule, oral granule effervescent, oral liquid, oral powder, oral powder for reconstitution, oral suspension, oral tablet, oral tablet chewable, oral tablet disintegrating, oral tablet extended release, rectal suppository. General

There have been reports of blood dyscrasias including thrombocytopenia, leucopenia, pancytopenia, neutropenia and agranulocytosis, but these were not necessarily causally related to paracetamol. The product should be avoided during lactation unless recommended by a healthcare professional. There are limited data on the use of phenylephrine in lactation. Minton NA, Henry JA, Frankel RJ. Fatal paracetamol poisoning in an epileptic. Hum Toxicol. 1988;7:33-4.

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Seeff LB, Cuccherini BA, Zimmerman HJ, Adler E, Benjamin SB. Acetaminophen hepatotoxicity in alcoholics. Ann Intern Med. 1986;104:399-404.