What is in Pulmo Bailly?
What Pulmo Bailly contains: The active substances per 5ml are Codeine 7.0mg and Guaiacol 75.0mg. The other ingredients are: Phosphoric acid, sucrose, glycerol, burnt sugar solution and purified water.
Which expectorant is best for cough?
Guaifenesin: Guaifenesin is the most commonly used expectorant. It is the active ingredient in medicines including Mucinex® and Robitussin®. You can find guaifenesin in many common cough, cold and flu medications.
What does chesty cough mixture do?
A chesty cough on the other hand is caused by your body producing lots of mucus. This results in blocking the upper airways. To combat this, chesty cough syrups contain an expectorant which will help bring the mucus up and get rid of the congestion. Help treat your symptoms.
How does Pholcodine Linctus work?
How does Pholcodine Linctus work? This medication works by clearing mucus, dust particles and bacteria from both throat and lungs, the presence of which irritate the airways and make breathing more difficult.
Who Cannot take pholcodine?
Do not take Pholcodine Linctus if you have: an allergy ( hypersensitivity) to pholcodine or any of the other ingredients of Pholcodine Linctus (see Section 6 and end of Section 2.) liver disease. breathing problems, chronic bronchitis, COPD or an obstruction in your lungs.
What are the side effects of pholcodine?
The following side effects may be associated with the use of Pholcodine: Occasional drowsiness, dizziness, excitation, confusion, sputum retention, vomiting, gastrointestinal disturbances (nausea and constipation) and skin reactions including rash.
Which cough syrup contains pholcodine?
Medicines that contain pholcodine
- Dry Tickly Cough Relief (Apohealth)
- Dry Tickly Cough (Priceline Pharmacy)
- Dry Cough Relief (Pharmacy Action)
- Tussinol Linctus.
- Codral Dry Cough.
- Pholtrate Linctus.
- Actifed CC Dry Cough.
- Cough Suppressant (Amcal)
Does pholcodine help a dry cough?
You may need to read it again. Pholcodine is used to relieve dry coughs. Pholcodine is a cough suppressant that works selectively on the cough centre in the brain to control and help stop coughing. Pholcodine does not cause an excited state when taking the recommended dose.
Does pholcodine make U Sleepy?
Pholcodine may cause drowsiness. Patients receiving this medication should not drive or operate machinery unless it has been shown not to affect mental or physical ability.