Acetylcysteine 600 mg Effervescent Tablets

What Acetylcysteine 600 mg effervescent tablets are used for

Acetylcysteine is used in the treatment of airway diseases such as bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the airways), emphysema, mucoviscidosis (cystic fibrosis) and bronchiectasis (chronic widening of an airway passage). 

Do not use Acetylcysteine 600 mg effervescent tablets 

• If you are allergic to Acetylcysteine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine. 
• Children under 2 years of age may not use this medicine. 

Warnings and precautions 

• If you suffer of bronchial asthma, then you should not take this medicine. 
  
• If you have or have had a peptic ulcer, as Acetylcysteine 600 mg effervescent tablets may irritate your gastric wall. 

Possible side effects

• If any of the following side effects occur, immediately stop using Acetylcysteine 600 mg effervescent tablets and contact your doctor or go the emergency room of a nearby hospital. 
  
• Shock (severe drop in blood pressure, paleness, restlessness, weak pulse, clammy skin, decreased consciousness) due to a sudden widening of the blood vessels as a result of severe hypersensitivity to certain ingredients (anaphylactic shock). 
• Sudden fluid accumulation in the skin and mucous membranes, breathing difficulties and/or itching and skin rash. 

Other medicines and Acetylcysteine 600 mg effervescent tablets 

• If you are using other medicines, do not dissolve them together with Acetylcysteine 600 mg effervescent tablets. 
  
• If you need to use medicines to control or prevent infections (antibiotics), you are advised to take these two hours before or after Acetylcysteine 600 mg effervescent tablets. 
• Cough suppressants should not be used at the same time as Acetylcysteine 600 mg effervescent tablets, as you must be able to cough up the loosened phlegm. 

How to use Acetylcysteine 600 mg effervescent tablets 

• 1 effervescent tablet once daily. 
• Dissolve the effervescent tablet in half a glass of water. Drink the solution immediately. 

How to store Acetylcysteine 600 mg effervescent tablets

• Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children. 
  
• Store in the original package to protect against moisture. 
• Do not use this medicine after the expiry date, which is stated on the package after "Do not use after" or "exp". The expiry date refers to the last day of that month. 
• After first opening the product may be used for a maximum of 10 days in tube with 10 effervescent tablets or 20 days in tube with 20 effervescent tablets. 
• Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste.