Codelac Broncho tablets, No. 20

Respiratory tract diseases with difficulty in sputum discharge:

• acute and chronic bronchitis,

• pneumonia,

• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),

• bronchiectasis.

Inside, during meals.
Adults and children over 12 years old take 1 tablet 3 times a day.
It is not recommended to use without medical prescription for more than 4-5 days.

Active substances:

ambroxol hydrochloride (ambroxol) 20 mg, trisodium salt of glycyrrhizic acid (sodium glycyrrhizinate) 30 mg, thermopsis dry extract 10 mg, sodium bicarbonate 200 mg.
Excipients: potato starch, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone K25 (Kollidon K25), talc, stearic acid, sodium carboxymethyl starch (sodium starch glycolate, primogel).

• Hypersensitivity to the components of the drug,

• pregnancy,

• lactation period,

• children under 12 years of age.

With care: hepatic and / or renal failure, gastric ulcer and 12-duodenal ulcer, bronchial asthma.

Pharmacological properties

Combined drug for the treatment of cough, has a mucolytic and expectorant effect, and also has anti-inflammatory activity. The action of CodelacЃ Broncho is due to the pharmacological properties of its components:
Ambroxol has a secretomotor, secretolytic and expectorant effect, normalizes the impaired ratio of serous and mucous components of sputum, increases the secretion of surfactant in the alveoli. Reduces the viscosity of phlegm and promotes its discharge.
Glycyrrate (glycyrrhizic acid and its salts) has anti-inflammatory and antiviral effects. It has a cytoprotective effect due to its antioxidant and membrane stabilizing activity. It potentiates the action of endogenous glucocorticosteroids, providing anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effects. Due to its pronounced anti-inflammatory activity, it helps to reduce the inflammatory process in the respiratory tract.
The extract of thermopsis has an expectorant effect, exerting a moderate irritating effect on the receptors of the gastric mucosa, and reflexively increases the secretion of the bronchial glands.
Sodium bicarbonate shifts the medium (pH) of bronchial mucus to the alkaline side, reduces the viscosity of sputum, stimulates the motor function of the ciliated epithelium and bronchioles.

Side effect

Allergic reactions.
Rarely - weakness, headache, diarrhea, dry mouth and airways, exanthema, rhinorrhea, constipation, dysuria. With long-term use in high doses - gastralgia, nausea, vomiting.

Overdose

Symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dyspepsia.
Treatment is symptomatic, gastric lavage is advisable in the first 1-2 hours after taking the drug.

Interaction with other medicinal products

Combined use with antitussive drugs leads to difficulty in sputum discharge against the background of a decrease in cough.
The drug increases the penetration of antibiotics into the bronchial secretions.

special instructions

Do not combine with antitussives.