Carbocisteine 750mg/5ml sugar-free syrup

• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
• If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
• This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
• If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.

1. What Carbocisteine sugar-free syrup is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Carbocisteine sugar-free syrup
3. How to take Carbocisteine sugar-free syrup
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Carbocisteine sugar-free syrup
6. Contents of the pack and other information

Talk to your doctor before taking Carbocisteine sugar-free syrup:

• If you are elderly
• If you have had an ulcer in your stomach or gut.
• If you are taking other medicines known to cause bleeding in the stomach.

Do not give Carbocisteine sugar-free syrup to children younger than 15 years of age.

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

In particular, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any of the following medicines:

• Any medicines to treat a cough as a productive cough is necessary to remove mucus from your breathing passages.

Carbocisteine Syrup is not recommended during pregnancy, especially during the first three months of your pregnancy.

The use of Carbocisteine Syrup in breast-feeding women is not recommended. The effects of carbocisteine on a breastfed infant are not known, and it is not known whether carbocisteine is present in human milk.

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.

Carbocisteine Syrup will have little or no influence on your ability to drive or use machines.

This medicine contains 288.4mg of sodium (main component of cooking/table salt) in each 15ml dose. This is equivalent to 14.4% of the recommended maximum daily dietary intake of sodium for an adult.

This medicine contains sodium methyl parahydroxybenzoate which may cause allergic reactions (possibly delayed).

The initial dose is 5ml three times a day; if symptoms improve, your doctor may lower your dose to 5ml, two times a day. The maximum daily dose is 15ml.

Not recommended.

• If you take more Carbocisteine sugar-free syrup than the label states or your doctor has prescribed, or if you think a child has accidently swallowed any, contact the nearest hospital casualty department or a doctor for advice immediately. Take the medicine pack and this leaflet with you.
• If you take too much Carbocisteine sugar-free syrup you may get an upset stomach (gastrointestinal disturbance).

If you forget a dose, take the next dose as soon as you remember. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.

The amount of syrup needed to provide the required dose is less than for other carbocisteine products.

• You have an allergic reaction. Signs of an allergic reaction include: a rash, problems swallowing or breathing, swelling of the lips, face, throat or tongue.
• You have blistering or bleeding of the skin, including around your lips, eyes, mouth, nose and genitals. You may have flu-like symptoms and fever. This may be something called “Stevens-Johnson syndrome”.
• You have blood in your vomit or black tarry stools.

• Feeling sick (nausea).
• Being sick (vomiting).
• Diarrhoea.
• Stomach pain.

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store.

By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

• Each 5ml of oral solution contains 750mg of the active substance carbocisteine.
• The other ingredients are glycerol, sodium saccharin, hydroxyethylcellulose, xanthan gum, caramel powder, raspberry flavour, sodium methyl parahydroxybenzoate, sodium hydroxide, and purified water.

Carbocisteine 750mg/5ml sugar-free syrup is clear, amber-coloured liquid, with a raspberry odour.

Carbocisteine 750mg/5ml sugar-free syrup is packed in 100ml or 200ml glass bottle and comes with a measuring cup with 2.5/5ml graduations.