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Administration
Should be taken with food.
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Special Precautions
Patient with history of peptic ulceration. Renal and hepatic impairment. Treatment with a cough medicine in children should be considered carefully due to potential risks and limited evidence on efficacy. Pregnancy and lactation.
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Adverse Reactions
Significant: Hypersensitivity reactions (e.g. rash, pruritus, urticaria, anaphylactic shock, angioedema).
Gastrointestinal disorders: Diarrhoea, dyspepsia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, heartburn, bloated feeling, dry mouth or throat, dysgeusia, oral and pharyngeal hypoaesthesia.
Potentially Fatal: Rarely, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis. |
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Drug Interactions
May increase the concentrations of antibiotics (e.g. amoxicillin, cefuroxime, erythromycin).
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CIMS Class
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ATC Classification
R02AD05 - ambroxol ; Belongs to the class of local anesthetics used in throat preparations.
R05CB06 - ambroxol ; Belongs to the class of mucolytics. Used in the treatment of wet cough. |
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