Boots Glycerin and Blackcurrant Linctus

For the relief of irritating, tickling dry coughs and sore throats.

Adults, elderly and children over 5 years: 10ml

Children 1 - 5 years: 5ml

The dose may be repeated three or four times a day.

Children under one year: Not to be given to children under 1 year.

For oral administration.

Hypersensitivity or intolerance to any of the ingredients.

Contains 3.4 g of sucrose per 10ml dose. This should be taken into account in patients with diabetes mellitus.

Patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance, glucose-galactose malabsorption or sucrase-isomaltase insufficiency should not take this medicine.

Contains 1.6g of glucose per 10ml dose. This should be taken into account in patients with diabetes mellitus. Patients with rare glucose-galactose malabsorption should not take this medicine.

This medicine may be harmful to the teeth.

This medicine contains 20mg sodium benzoate in each 10 ml dose.

Increase in bilirubinaemia following its displacement from albumin may increase neonatal jaundice which may develop into kernicterus (non-conjugated bilirubin deposits in the brain tissue).

This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per 10ml dose, that is to say essentially 'sodium-free'.

Do not give to children under one year.

Keep all medicines out of the sight and reach of children.

No clinically significant interactions known.

The safety of this medicine during pregnancy and lactation has not been established but is not considered to constitute a hazard during these periods.

None stated.

Immune system disorder: hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylaxis

Reporting of suspected adverse reactions

Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important. It allows continued monitoring of the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product. Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions 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.

Overdosage would not be expected to cause any problems and treatment would be merely symptomatic and supportive.

Glycerin and sucrose have demulcent properties and will soothe irritated sore throats and possibly block sensory cough receptors within the respiratory tract.

Glycerin is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and undergoes extensive metabolism principally in the liver. It may be used in the synthesis of lipids, and is metabolised to glucose or glycogen or oxidised to carbon dioxide and water. It may also be excreted in the urine unchanged.

Sucrose is hydrolysed in the small intestine by the enzyme sucrase to glucose and fructose which are then absorbed.

There are no preclinical data of relevance to the prescriber which are additional to that already included.

Citric acid monohydrate

Sodium benzoate

Anthocyanin

Blackcurrant Flavour 1740.7107 IFF

Blackcurrant Juice 1740.1436 IFF

Liquid Glucose BPC 1963

Purified Water

Not applicable.

24 months.

Store below 25° C

125ml, 150ml or 200ml white flint glass, or amber glass bottle with an aluminium roll-on pilfer-proof cap with a flowed in liner, or a triseal (LDPE/EPE/LDPE) liner.

Alternative caps: A wadless polypropylene tamper evident cap, or a child resistant polypropylene cap with a EPE liner.

A double ended measuring spoon of 2.5ml and 5.0ml capacity may optionally be provided with the product.

Not applicable.