Lemsip Cough for Mucus Cough & Catarrh 100mg/2.5mg/5ml Oral Solution 180ml

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Common cold. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/community/for-patients/common-illnesses/colds.html. Accessed Feb. 8, 2023. Empty the contents of the sachet into a cup. Add half a cup of hot (not boiling) water and stir to dissolve. You can add cold water and sugar if you want before drinking.

Here's everything you need to know about Lemsip cough max, including how it works, who shouldn't take it and the potential side effects: How does Lemsip cough max work? Lemsip (paracetamol), also commonly known as Tylenol, is the most commonly taken analgesic worldwide and is recommended as first-line therapy in pain conditions by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is also used for its antipyretic effects, helping to reduce fever. This drug was initially approved by the U.S. FDA in 1951 and is available in a variety of forms including syrup form, regular tablets, effervescent tablets, injection, suppository, and other forms. Understanding over-the-counter medications and high blood pressure. American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/changes-you-can-make-to-manage-high-blood-pressure/understanding-overthecounter-otc-medications-and-high-blood-pressure. Accessed Feb. 8, 2023. Increase the humidity in your home. Use a cool-mist humidifier or vaporizer to moisten the air. This may ease congestion and coughing. Using paracetamol or paracetamol containing products such as Lemsip Max long-term may potentially increase the anti-blood-clotting effect of warfarin, leading to an increased risk of bleeding. Lemsip max capsules should only be used for the short period to relief the symptoms of cold or flu. Other medicines containing the same active ingredientsWhelton PK, et al. 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA guideline for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and management of high blood pressure in adults: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Hypertension. 2018; doi:10.1161/HYP.0000000000000065. A wealth of other cold and flu remedies are available to buy without a prescription. Many of these will also contain paracetamol or pseudoephedrine in their ingredients. Paracetamol is generally considered safe for use during pregnancy. However, the safety of pseudoephedrine has not been established and some studies have suggested that use of pseudoephedrine in the first trimester may be associated with defective closure of the abdominal wall (gastroschisis) in the baby. As a result, Lemsip max flu lemon is not usually recommended for use by women who are pregnant. Get further medical advice from your doctor, pharmacist or midwife. Because of its low risk of causing allergic reactions, this drug can be administered in patients who are intolerant to salicylates and those with allergic tendencies, including bronchial asthmatics. Specific dosing guidelines should be followed when administering acetaminophen to children.

Adults aged 16 years and over should take two capsules every four to six hours as necessary, up to a maximum of four doses in 24 hours. Do not take more than eight capsules in 24 hours. Don't take Lemsip cough max for mucus cough and cold if you're taking any of the following medicines, because the combination may increase your blood pressure: An overdose of paracetamol is dangerous and capable of causing serious damage to the liver and kidneys. Never exceed the recommended dose of Lemsip max flu lemon. Get immediate medical advice in the event of an overdose with this medicine, even if you feel well, because of the risk of delayed, serious liver damage.Alcohol increases the risk of liver damage that can occur if an overdose of paracetamol is taken. The hazards of paracetamol overdose are greater in persistent heavy drinkers and in people with alcoholic liver disease. Expectorants such as guaifenesin are used to treat a productive, chesty or mucus cough, where you cough up phlegm. Guaifenesin helps to thin and loosen the mucus in the airways, making it easier to cough up. Medicines and their possible side effects can affect individual people in different ways. The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with the ingredients of Lemsip cough max for mucus cough and cold. Just because a side effect is stated here doesn't mean that all people using this medicines will experience that or any side effect. Lemsip is an analgesic drug used alone or in combination with opioids for pain management, and as an antipyretic agent.

Sexton DJ, et al. The common cold in adults: Treatment and prevention. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed Feb. 8, 2023. It is safe to take Lemsip max cold & flu capsules with ibuprofen or aspirin. However, do not take them with co-codamol, co-dydramol or Tramacet because these contain paracetamol. Soothe your throat. To treat a sore or scratchy throat, gargle with warm salt water. You also could try drinking warm water with lemon juice and honey. Or try menthol cough drops. If you take Lemsip max flu lemon 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.make sure your doctor, dentist or another healthcare professional knows you're pregnant before they prescribe anything or give you treatment