Robitussin Oral Solution Chesty Cough 100mg/5ml 100ml
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Robitussin Chesty Cough Medicine is a sugar-free cough expectorant that helps your body fight chesty coughs. It works by boosting the fluid in your airways to help break down phlegm (mucus). The active ingredient, guaifenesin, loosens secretions from your chest, nose, and throat, lessening cough symptoms and easing breathing. Robitussin Chesty Cough Medicine is suitable for adults, the elderly and children aged 12 or over and contains guaifenesin.
- Breaks down sticky, thick mucus caused by chesty coughs
- Relieves tightness in the chest area
- Sugar-free oral chesty cough solution
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Robitussin Oral Solution Chesty Cough 100mg/5ml 100ml
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Robitussin Chesty Cough Syrup is a non-drowsy, sugar-free medication that relieves chesty cough symptoms. The expectorant (guaiphenesin) helps your cough to become more productive and loosens phlegm, so you cough it up more easily.
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When to Use Robitussin Oral Solution for a Chesty Cough?
Robitussin Chesty Cough provides effective symptom relief and thins mucus, reducing congestion. As the medicine focuses on clearing the lungs, it's best taken in the morning with plenty of water.
It's also important to remember that Robitussin can help reduce your symptoms, but you may still need antibiotics for a chest infection.
Age Restrictions For Robitussin Oral Solution for a Chesty Cough
Robitussin is suitable for adults and children aged 12 and over. However, you shouldn't give it to a younger child because of its strength.
How to Use Robitussin Chesty Cough Solution?
Robitussin Chesty Cough isn't a traditional cough medicine. Instead, it acts as a mucus loosener, which can clear your lungs.
Please follow these instructions when using it:
- Dosage: Adults and children aged 12 years and over can take 10ml every four hours. The maximum daily dose is 40ml. Please use the measuring cup to ensure accuracy.
- Hydration: It's essential to take your dose with a full glass of water. The medicine works by drawing water into your lungs, thinning the mucus out. If you're not sufficiently hydrated, the solution might be unable to thin the mucus.
When to Avoid Using Robitussin Chesty Cough?
While Robitussin Chesty Cough (Guaifenesin) can be beneficial, there are some situations in which you should avoid it. These include:
- Suppressants: It's essential to avoid mixing expectorants with suppressant medicines, as it can increase the risks of bronchitis and pneumonia.
- Multi-Symptom Cold Meds: Many "All-in-One" capsule cold medicines already have Guaifenesin. Taking both can result in an accidental overdose.
- Other Symptoms: If you have a high temperature, are coughing up blood or have the signs of a chest infection, you should avoid using Robitussin Chesty Cough and seek medical advice.
Precautions For Robitussin Chesty Cough
- Chronic Coughs: Individuals with chronic coughs, such as emphysema, asthma, or respiratory conditions due to smoking, should seek medical advice before using Robitussin.
- Duration: You should avoid using Robitussin for over seven days. If your symptoms persist, please seek medical advice.
- Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: If you're pregnant or breastfeeding, you should speak to your healthcare provider or a registered pharmacist first.
Ingredients Of Robitussin Chesty Cough
Guaifenesin is the active ingredient. As an expectorant, it reduces the stickiness of secretions and decreases mucus volume.
By making your mucus thinner, it's easier to clear the lungs.
Inactive Ingredients Include:
- Liquid glucose
- Sorbitol solution
- Ethanol (96%)
- Natural cherry flavour
- Sodium Benzoate
- Glycerol
- Citric acid anhydrous
You may experience the following side effects when taking Robitussin Chesty Cough Syrup, but this is rare:
- Diarrhoea.
- Feeling sick.
- Being sick.
- Abdominal discomfort.
- Allergic reactions like itchiness and rashes.
- Feeling dizzy.
More severe side effects:
- Itchy skin.
- A rash on the skin.
- Swelling of the facial features, tongue and throat.
- Breathing problems.
- Extreme dizziness.
Severe allergic reactions to Robitussin Chesty Cough Medicine are rare. However, inform your GP or one of our pharmacists right away if you notice any of these side effects.
How does Robitussin Chesty Cough Medicine work?
Robitussin Chesty Cough Syrup is a sugar-free oral solution containing guaifenesin which belongs to a family of medications called expectorants. It helps loosen and thin phlegm and mucus build-up in your lungs, so your cough begins expelling these irritants from your body. As such, you'll have clearer airways for more comfortable breathing and less inflammation. Be aware that guaifenesin only helps treat your chesty cough symptoms but doesn't treat the cause.
When will I notice a difference in my symptoms?
Robitussin Chesty Cough Medicine acts rapidly - as soon as you've taken the first dose. Repeat the same dose again eight hours later. Avoid taking more than three doses in a 24-hour period.
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